Ind vs Aus: Smith wins toss, elects to bat first
The visiting side, who will play four Test matches in the series against India, have made a cautious start.
Following an hour of play, the Australian openers have put on just the 35 runs.
David Warner is unbeaten on 20 runs, while his partner Matt Renshaw is batting on 15 runs.
The playing XI:
Australia:
David Warner, Matt Renshaw, Shaun Marsh, Steven Smith (c), Peter Handscomb, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Starc, Steve O'Keefe, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
India:
Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma
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