After winning the toss, Australia elects to bat first in the series opener at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, with the tourists handing Todd Murphy his first Test cap. Follow all the action in our live blog.
Good afternoon and welcome to the ABC Sport coverage of Australia's tour of India.and it is my pleasure to take you through all the action as it happens over the next few weeks.In the way is the second-best Test team in the world, as per the ICC World Test rankings.
Oh, and the most formidable home record of any team in the world, with an unbeaten record of 95.24 per cent over the past decade. The teams are in Nagpur and the scene is set for one of the most highly anticipated sporting contests of the year.
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