Fast bowler Gus Atkinson, who scored his maiden first-class hundred in England's first innings, led the attack with 5-62
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Legspinner Cameron White became Australia's 402nd test player when he was handed his debut for the match ahead of offspinner Jason Krejza.
Australia will field a new opening combination with Simon Katich partnering Matthew Hayden, who returns from a heel injury which ruled him out of the West Indies series. Allrounder Shane Watson will bat at No. 6 while White is listed at No. 8.
India included fast bowlers Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma to play alongside spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has announced he will retire at the end of this series, while current skipper Kumble has confirmed this test will be his last on his home ground.
Australia holds the Border-Gavaskar trophy after winning the previous series 2-1 at home in January.
Teams:
Australia: Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Cameron White, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark.
India: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, V.V.S Laxman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Anil Kumble (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma.
Umpires: Asad Rauf, Pakistan, and Rudi Koertzen, South Africa.
TV Umpire: Amish Saheba, India. Match Referee: Chris Broad, England.
Fast bowler Gus Atkinson, who scored his maiden first-class hundred in England's first innings, led the attack with 5-62
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The 29-year-old hit 138 and brought Bangladesh back into the match with a fighting 165-run seventh-wicket stand alongside Mehidy Hasan Miraz
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Alastair Cook and fellow former England skipper Michael Vaughan described Joe Root as England's 'greatest' batsman of all time
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The captain for Men in Blue in the white ball format is Mohd Amaan and for the red ball format is Soham Patwardhan
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The allrounder will remain as the captain in One-Day Internationals (ODIs)
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Root drew level with fellow former England captain Cook's record of 33 Test centuries
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Despite widespread calls for his ouster, Shakib is expected to feature in the second and final Test against Pakistan
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Pope was twice out for six in the first Test
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