The best bowler in the world, Jasprit Bumrah, has flipped the Boxing Day Test — and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy — on its head in one wild hour.

Bumrah has destroyed the Australian middle order and found life in the MCG wicket in a brutal display of bowling that now has India ahead of the match.

Australia slumped to 6-94 after losing 4-11 in the middle session on day four. Their lead passed 200 with Marnus Labuschagne — their last remaining batter — and Pat Cummins at the crease.

Labuschagne is nearing a half-century and was building a strong partnership with Steve Smith before the former captain threw his hands at a ball wide outside off from Mohammad Siraj and was caught behind.

Travis Head, who scored a duck in the first innings, flicked a Bumrah delivery off his pads and straight to Nitish Kumar Reddy and square leg for one.

Mitch Marsh, who will now sweat on a call from selectors before next week’s Sydney Test, snicked off to Bumrah, before a wild delivery that jagged back in off the wicket clean bowled Alex Carey.

Australia has now switched from building a total for India chase into rescue mode, with a score above 300 likely needed on a wicket that has held up fairly nicely.

The dismissal of Head was Bumrah’s 200th in Test cricket and he became the first player to reach that mark with an average of less than 20.