Virat Kohli booed by home fans after bumping shoulders with Konstas on the pitch after the 19-year-old smashed India's bowlers around the park early on.
The introduction of Webster was the only change to the side, with Mitchell Starc included despite struggling with a back niggle during the fourth Test.
Ricky Ponting advised star batters Virat Kohli and Steve Smith to stop trying hard to rediscover their best and pushing themselves too hard and just focus on watching the ball and scoring runs.
Considering the Test format as the ultimate challenge for any cricketer, Cheteshwar Pujara, on Friday, said if he had to get an opportunity, he would still like to play the longest format.
Australia's Boxing Day Test has drawn a world record Test crowd of 90,831 to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the opening day of the fourth Ashes contest between Australia and England on Thursday.
Defending champions Australia crushed India by 85 runs in the final to win their record fifth ICC Women's T20 World Cup title, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Sunday. Opting to bat, Australia rode on blistering half-centuries by openers Alyssa Healy (75) and Beth Mooney (78 not out) to post a huge 184 for four before their bowlers, led by Megan Schutt (4/18) and Jess Jonassen (3/20) sent India crashing for a lowly 99 in 19.1 overs.
The home of the first Test match turns 150 next month and its owners have promised it a facelift.\n\n
'You can still play your natural game in a team sport but if the team needs you you need to play in a certain way.'
'I think the Indigenous community in AFL and rugby are so big and hopefully one day Aboriginals in cricket can be just as big.'
Australia's mouthwatering clash with India sees the two behemoths of the modern game go head-to-head in five tests over six weeks with the tourists eyeing a third straight series triumph Down Under.
The Boxing Day Test between India and Australia might feature crowds with the Victoria government saying that it is "very confident" of having fans in the stands for the much-awaited clash.
Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer expressed his disappointment with fans trolling Indian all-rounder and Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya for his poor performances in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), saying that during the T20 World Cup starting from June 1 in West Indies and USA, the all-rounder will play some crucial knocks and the trolls will be singing his praise.
The MCG is under pressure to ensure a safe pitch ahead of the Boxing day Test.
The fourth Test will be played from January 5-9 at the SCG, with Australia having retained the Ashes after winning the first three games.
Eden is the longest surviving Test ground in Asia. The stadium hosted its first match in 1934 between India and England.
West Indies (2012, 2016) have won the title twice, while India (2007), Pakistan (2009), England (2010) and Sri Lanka (2014) are the other teams to have won it once.
A private funeral service was held for Warne's closest friends and family in Melbourne last week but all were invited to Wednesday's televised memorial where his father Keith mourned the loss of "a loving and caring son" and his former team mates remembered a fierce and mischievous competitor.
Stokes brought his first half-century in T20I cricket with a four in 47 balls while levelling the scores. He (unbeaten at 52* off 49 balls) then brought up the winning runs, with Liam Livingstone at 1* and England finished the innings at 138/5 in 19 overs.
England are the first team to hold both the ODI and T20I World Cups at the same time.
'If you have a captain of India who is not interested in Test cricket that will impact the scene. Virat loves Test cricket, he champions Test cricket, and while that's happening India will play Test cricket.'
While the others seemed relaxed, Pujara stood at attention.
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Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc was named the player of the tournament after his team beat New Zealand by seven wickets to win the World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
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The Motera Stadium will dislodge the Melbourne Cricket Ground as the world's largest cricket stadium.
Can Rahane lead India out of the depths of misery and to the glorious peaks of victory?
It will be the first ever Pink Ball Test the two sides play against each other.
Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley rejected the idea of making changes to the remaining Ashes schedule.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni broke the world record for most number of stumpings in international cricket after he effected his 134th dismissal on Day 2 of the third cricket Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Cricket Australia assured fans over security arrangements for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan on Friday after police foiled a plot to attack prominent sites in Melbourne with a series of bombs on Christmas Day.
From CEOs to RBI governors, cricket's rich imagery and strategy resonate deeply with leadership, uncertainty, and decision-making across industries and global diplomacy, points out Suveen Sinha.
It was neither the 31-year-old all-rounder's fastest knock nor his most fluent as batting partners fell away, and he had to grind his way through some testing fast bowling.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has beseeched the cricket-mad Indian fans to root for his team in the World Cup final against four-time winners Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Over 4000 standing room tickets will be available for 30 Australian dollars and sold on a first come first serve basis.
Spin great Shane Warne will soon have himself immortalized in a bronze statue outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground, joining 10 other Australian sports stars.
'We realise we haven't been good enough across all facets of the game. The boys want to win, we want to win the series too.'
Hardik Pandya branded the newly-constructed stadium 'unreal' while retweeting BCCI's original tweet.
New Zealand coach confirmed his team would rest on Friday with temperatures expected to reach 45 degrees Celsius
Australia make solid start to Boxing Day Test in rainy Melbourne
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