Teenager Sam Constas hit the third-fastest half-century by an Australian Test debutant during the opening day of the fourth Test on Boxing Day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Konstas (60 off 65) also got into a heated exchange with Virat Kohli after the pair collided shoulders at the end of the 10th over with umpires Michael Gough and Usman Khawaja having to step in to calm things down before the 19-year-old was trapped leg ahead of Ravindra Jadeja (1-54).
Khawaja (57), Marnus Labuschagne (72) and Steve Smith (68 not out) all made half-centuries in front of a crowd of 87,242 after skipper Pat Cummins elected to bat, reaching 311-6 at the end, with Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah (3-75) is the pick of the bowlers.
Virat Kohli (R) shares a heated exchange with Sam Konstas (L) and Usman Khawaja
India's Virat Kohli got into a heated exchange with Australia's Sam Constas in the 10th over on day one
Umpire Michael Gough intervenes after Virat Kohli gets into a heated exchange with debutant Sam Konstas on the first day of the Boxing Day Test
Khawaja scored his first half-century of the series before Bumrah struck at 154-2 when the left-armer caught KL Rahul at mid-wicket.
Labuschagne then added 83 runs for the third wicket with Smith to take Australia to 237-2, but the hosts lost momentum when he was caught at mid-on first by spinner Washington Sundar (1-37).
Travis Head, the leading run-scorer in the series, was bowled by Bumrah, which was the crucial breakthrough for the tourists three runs later.
Bumrah then removed Mitchell Marsh (4) cheaply as Australia suffered a middle-order collapse, losing three wickets in nine runs.
Seamer Akash Deep (1-59) also contributed by removing Alex Carey (31) with the new ball to end a 53-run partnership with Smith, leaving Cummins (8no) in the crease to provide support.
The five-match series is level at 1-1 after a rain-soaked draw in Brisbane, with the final Test scheduled to begin on January 3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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