India captain Virat Kohli
won the toss and chose to bat in the day-night first Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval on Thursday, claiming the first small advantage in a blockbuster four-match series.
The hosts, who lost a Test series to Asian opponents for the first time when India last toured in 2018, promoted Matthew Wade up the order to replace the injured
David Warner and open the batting with Joe Burns.
All-rounder Cameron Green received his 'baggy green' cap from
Pat Cummins before the toss, having cleared concussion protocols to take his place in the side for his Test debut.
The world's top-ranked batsman Steve Smith, who missed training with a stiff back on Tuesday, also took his place in the Australian line-up.
India named their side on Wednesday, keeping faith in Prithvi Shaw at the top of the order in place of the absent
Rohit Sharma.
Australia XI: Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green,
Tim Paine (c, wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
India XI: Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav,
Mohammed Shami,
Jasprit Bumrah
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