1st Test Michael Clarke to play against India at the Adelaide Oval

India tour of Australia 2014-15

1st Test: Australia vs India Played at Adelaide Oval 9,10,11,12,13 December 2014 (5-day match)

Match Live on 10:30 local and 00:00 GMT and 05:30 IST

Australia Test Squad:

1 Chris Rogers, 2 David Warner, 3 Shane Watson, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 Steven Smith, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Ryan Harris, 10 Peter Siddle, 11 Nathan Lyon.

India  Test Squad:

1 M Vijay, 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 Wriddiman Saha (wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Varun Aaron, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Mohammad Shami.

Pitch and conditions:

Adelaide Oval now uses drop-in pitches but the curator Damian Hough said on match eve that he expected "a typical Adelaide Oval pitch" for the Test.

NOTE:

Clarke has a remarkable record at Adelaide Oval, where in nine Tests he has scored 1279 runs at 98.38, including six centuries.

Australia begin the series ranked second and India sixth in Tests; India could drop to seventh if they lose 3-0 or 4-0.