Captain Virat Kohli had scored a century in a losing cause in the first Test against Australia in Adelaide on the last tour Down Under in 2014.
Following is a fact file on the first Test match between Australia and India in Adelaide and how the teams have performed at the Adelaide Oval over the years:
WHERE?
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide - Capacity: 50,000
WHEN?
December 6-10. Play starts at 10:30am local time (0000 GMT)
AUSTRALIA (World ranking: 5th)
Squad - Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine (captain), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Chris Tremain, Peter Siddle.
Coach: Justin Langer
INDIA (World ranking: 1st)
Squad - Virat Kohli (captain), Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Parthiv Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Coach: Ravi Shastri
MATCH OFFICIALS
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Nigel Llong (England)
TV umpire: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
HISTORY
Previous Australia v India Tests in Adelaide
Matches: 11
Australia wins: 7
India wins: 1
YEAR WINNER MARGIN
1948 Australia inns & 16 runs
1967 Australia 146 runs
1978 Australia 47 runs
1981 match drawn
1985 match drawn
1992 Australia 38 runs
1999 Australia 285 runs
2003 India 4 wickets
2008 match drawn
2012 Australia 298 runs
2014 Australia 48 runs
SERIES
Second Test:
December 14-18 10:20 am (0220) - Perth Stadium
Third Test:
December 26-30 10:30 am (2330) - Melbourne Cricket Ground
Fourth Test:
January 3-7 10:30 am (2330) - Sydney Cricket Ground
