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Australia opt to bat in third Test against India

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Press Trust of India Mohali
Australia won the toss and elected to bat in the third cricket Test against India here today.

Australia have brought in Brad Haddin, Mitchell Starc, Steven Smith and Nathan Lyon in place of the injured Matthew Wade, suspended James Pattinson, Shane Watson and Glenn Maxwell.

India made two changes to the playing XI, bringing in debutant Shikhar Dhawan and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha in the place of the dropped Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Sehwag.

India lead the four-match series 2-0.

Teams:

India: Mahanedra Singh Dhoni (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Chesteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Bhubneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma.
 

Australia: Michael Clarke (capt), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Phil Hughes, Steven Smith, Brad Haddin, Moises Henriques, Xavier Doherty, Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon.

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First Published: Mar 15 2013 | 9:20 AM IST

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