Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth match of the triangular series one-day international against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Australia brought in wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin to play as a specialist batsman, while all-rounder James Hopes was not considered due to a slight hamstring injury.
Seam bowler Stuart Clark was also recalled with left-arm wrist spinner Brad Hogg dropping to 12th man.
India were unchanged from the side that played the abandoned match in Brisbane last Tuesday.
Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Michael Clarke, Mike Hussey, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, Rohit Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma.
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