Australia have named an unchanged team for the second Test against India starting at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting [Images] told a news conference on Tuesday that the selectors saw no reason to tamper with the side that won last week's first Test in Melbourne by 337 runs.

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"We are going in with the same team after an emphatic performance last week," Ponting said.

Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist [Images], Matthew Hayden [Images], Phil Jaques, Mike Hussey, Michael Clarke [Images], Andrew Symonds [Images], Brett Lee [Images], Brad Hogg [Images], Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark, Shaun Tait (12th man).