Portuguese-born all-rounder Moises Henriques has been handed a Test debut ahead of Glenn Maxwell for the first of the four-match series, starting in Chennai on Friday.
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James Pattinson, whose summer was cut short by a side injury, has been recalled as the third fast bowler alongside Mitchell Starc and Peter Siddle [ Images ].
The tourists will, however, field only one frontline spinner in Nathan Lyon, with captain Michael Clarke [ Images ] and opener David Warner expected to share the burden on slow-bowling front.
Henriques, who will become the 432nd player to wear the baggy green, looked in good form in Australia's [ Images ] two warm-up matches, scoring 16 and 33 in addition to taking 4-12 and 1-30 with the ball.
The 26-year-old has won the race for the all-rounder's spot ahead of fellow uncapped player Glenn Maxwell, who's been named 12th man.
The swashbuckling Warner, too, has been named in the playing XI despite not having fully recovered from a fractured thumb.
Warner will in likelihood open the batting with the solid Ed Cowan, followed by Phil Hughes, Watson and Clarke in the middle-order.
Team: Michael Clarke (Capt), Ed Cowan, Moises Henriques, Phil Hughes, Nathan Lyon, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Shane Watson [ Images ].
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