Australia captain Michael Clarke won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first of the four-match Test series starting at the Adelaide Oval here Tuesday.
Squads:
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Karn Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Varun Aaron.
Australia: Chris Rogers, David Warner, Shane Watson, Michael Clarke (captain), Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Brad Haddin (wk), Peter Siddle, Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Nathon Lyon.
Match Details:
Umpires - Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Ian Gould (England)
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TV umpire - Mick Martell
Match referee - Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire - Geoff Joshua
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