Starc delivers, and Rahul is beaten on the first ball. A similar delivery follows, and this time he’s caught behind. The umpire initially doesn't give it, but a review is taken. It appeared that the spike was from the bat hitting the pad, but the third umpire disagrees. The decision stands, and Rahul is dismissed. Dhruv Jurel is the new batter in.

Starc delivers, and Rahul is beaten on the first ball. A similar delivery follows, and this time he’s caught behind. The umpire initially doesn't give it, but a review is taken. It appeared that the spike was from the bat hitting the pad, but the third umpire disagrees. The decision stands, and Rahul is dismissed. Dhruv Jurel is the new batter in.

KL Rahul c Carey b Starc 26 (74b)

BIG WICKET For Australia! Hazlewood takes the advantage of bounce and Kohli hands a simple catchy to the slip.

Virat Kohli faces his first delivery, greeted by some extra bounce, but he defends it to point. The next ball is up around his pads, and he pushes it to cover.

After Devdutt Padikkal departs for a duck, Virat Kohli comes in to bat at number 4.

Cummins continues his spell, bowling into the surface, with the ball rising sharply to Rahul, who lets it go. The next delivery angles in towards Rahul but goes just past the edge of his bat. A maiden over.

Skipper Cummins into the attack. A back-of-a-length delivery outside off, which Rahul leaves. The next ball is full and outside off, beating Rahul’s attempt at a front-foot defense. Cummins then bowls full on the stumps, and Rahul defends solidly. Rahul later guides a wide delivery through the gap between slip and gully, collecting two runs.

Starc continues. A full delivery swinging away from Padikkal, who lets it pass through as he shoulders arms. A slightly shorter ball then beats Padikkal's defensive prod. The next delivery, fuller in length, sees Padikkal attempt to punch it down the ground, but it narrowly misses his edge. A maiden over.

Mitchell Starc has already kept India on its toes with early setback. But Hazlewood takes the charge from other. India 8/1 in 4 Overs.

It is a big shock for India as Mitchell Starc takes a very crucial wicket. A full delivery outside off, Jaiswal attempts to drive but edges it to gully, where debutant McSweeney takes an easy catch.

Mitchell Starc took the new ball, with Jaiswal on strike and Rahul at the non-striker’s end. The first delivery is a full one down the leg side, racing away for four. On the second ball, Jaiswal edges it, but it lands just short of the fielders in the cordon. Starc then bowls a short-of-length delivery on the body, which Jaiswal defends firmly. The next ball is slightly fuller and on the same line, and Jaiswal again solidly defends it.

The two legends Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border placed the trophy on stands as the teams now sing their respective national anthems.

In a surprising move, India has decided to leave out their two premier spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, Their exclusion from the playing XI adds an unexpected twist to the team composition, with the management opting for a different approach for the series opener.

Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana make their debut for India in the first Test against Australia.