Travis Head has been given the green light to play despite a quad strain sustained on day five of the Gabba Test as Australia’s hopes of claiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy go on the line in Melbourne.

Australia heaved a major sigh of relief on Wednesday after skipper Pat Cummins declared run-machine Travis Head fit for the Boxing Day test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Australia run-maker Travis Head is questionable for the fourth cricket test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and teenager Sam Konstas is set to make his first test start for the home side.

Ravi Shastri suggested that going to the Boxing Day Test with the series levelled at 1-1 is the best-case scenario for India to go ahead,

In-form Australian batter Travis Head will be fit for the fourth test and India are considering restoring captain Rohit Sharma to the opener's slot for the match starting in Melbourne on Thursday. Head is the leading run scorer in the five-test series but the left-hander suffered a quad strain in Brisbane.

India will be feeling the pressure even though they were the ones celebrating at the end of the drawn third Test against Australia, with the series level at 1-1 with two matches to go. Rohit Sharma's team survived the rain-affected Brisbane Test to keep their hopes alive in the Border Gavaskar Trophy,