Australia win toss, elect to bat in 4th Test

Jan 24, 2012 |

Adelaide

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Australia won the toss and elected to bat against India in the fourth and final cricket Test at the Adelaide Oval here on Tuesday.

India has made two changes from its line-up, which played the third Test at WACA, Perth last week. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Vinay Kumar make way for Wriddhiman Saha and Ravichandran Ashwin.

Australia are already out with their playing eleven and left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc is doing the 12th man's duty.

Mercury is to hover in the high 30s with the maximum of 37 degree promised today.

Teams:

India: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag (C), Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, Wriddhiman Saha (WC), Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav and Pragyan Ojha.

Australia: Ed Cowan, David Warner, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke (C), Mike Hussey, Brad Haddin (WC), Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Ben Hilfenhaus and Ryan Harris.

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka).

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