Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) Australian captain Steven Smith won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here Friday.
Australia Squad
Steven Smith (captain), Brad Haddin (wicketkeeper), Joe Burns, Ryan Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Shane Watson.Sammy replaces Roach in Windies ODI squad
India Squad
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Varun Aaron, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohammed Shami, Naman Ojha, Axar Patel, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Lokesh Rahul, Suresh Raina, Wridhimann Saha, Ishant Sharma, Karn Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay and Umesh Yadav.
Umpires - Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Richard Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire - John Ward
Match referee - Roshan Mahanama
Reserve umpire - Geoff Joshua