India vs Australia 2014-15 schedule: Match time table and squad details

India had lost their Test series 0-4 the last time they visited Australia

India are all set to play Australia in a four-match Test series starting December 4, 2014. The last time these two teams played, India had routed the Aussies 4-0 at home. It’s a trend even the Australians maintained the last time they hosted India in 2011-12 giving a 4-0 hammering to the visitors.

The Australians have had a dream run this year with a whitewash in the Ashes 2014-15. Their pace battery has been in great touch despite injuries. They toured South Africa and emerged victorious. The only spot in the year has been the 0-2 loss to Pakistan in UAE last month.

The Indians will be eager to put up a better show as they have had issues in the longest format in overseas matches. Their win over England at Lord’s was their first since June 2011 against West Indies at Kingston.

The Indians announced their squad on November 10, 2014. The Indian selectors have picked a 19-member squad for the Australia tour. Some of the new names include KL Rahul, Karn Sharma and Naman Ojha. Suresh Raina makes a comeback to the Test side.

The Indians will begin the tour with two practice matches before moving to the Test series.

Below is the practice match schedule for India

Below is the schedule of the four-Test series between India and Australia:

Date	Match	Venue	Time
Nov 24-25	Indians vs Cricket Australia XI	Gliderol Stadium, Adelaide	05:30 IST I 10:30 local I 00:00 GMT
Nov 28-29	Indians vs Cricket Australia Invitational XI	Adelaide Oval	05:30 IST I 10:30 local I 00:00 GMT

Squads:

India squad for Australia Tests

MS Dhoni (c & wk), Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara,  Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Naman Ojha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Karn Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron.

Cricket Australia XI: Ashton Turner (c), Ryan Carters, Alex Gregory, Sam Grimwade, Sebastian Gotch (wk), Josh Lalor, David Moody, Jonte Pattison, Gurinder Sandhu, Matthew Short, Kelvin Smith, Nick Stevens.

(Australia’s Test squad is yet to be announced)

India vs Australia 2014-15 schedule: Match time table and squad details

Date	Match	Venue	Time
Dec 4-8	India vs Australia 1st Test	Brisbane	05:30 IST I 10:00 local I 00:00 GMT
Dec 12-16	India vs Australia 2nd Test	Adelaide	05:30 IST I 10:30 local I 00:00 GMT
Dec 26-30	India vs Australia 3rd Test	Melbourne	05:00 IST I 10:30 local I 23:30 GMT (previous day)
Jan 3-7	India vs Australia 4th Test	Sydney	05:00 IST I 10:30 local I 23:30 GMT (previous day)