KEY POINTS:
PERTH - Indian captain Anil Kumble won the toss and decided to bat first in the third cricket test against Australia at the WACA Ground.
India will begin their innings in hot and blustery conditions and on a fast, bouncy wicket.
Hot weather is forecast throughout the match.
Australia selected Shaun Tait for his first test since 2005 in an all-pace attack for the first time since 1992, and will debut opener Chris Rogers, who replaced Matthew Hayden (hamstring soreness).
The home side is seeking to create history by winning their 17th test in succession.
India recalled the attacking Virender Sehwag to open the innings, at the expense of the struggling Yuvraj Singh, while Rahul Dravid will shift back to No.3.
The Indians also bolstered their pace attack with left-armer Irfan Pathan, who came in at the expense of offspinner Harbhajan Singh.
Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Phil Jaques, Chris Rogers, Mike Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Tait, Brad Hogg (12th man).
India: Anil Kumble (captain), Wasim Jaffer, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, RP Singh, Ishant Sharma, Dinesh Karthik (12th man).
- AAP
