<p>Australia won the toss and chose to bat in the first of three one-day internationals against India at a hot Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.</p>.<div><p>Steve Smith comes into the Australia line-up for injured all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and will bat at number three, while Mayank Agarwal will open the India innings with Shikhar Dhawan after Rohit Sharma injured his hamstring last month.</p><p>"It's great to have cricket back in Australia and to play in front of crowds will be nice," Australia captain Aaron Finch said.</p><p>"The wicket looks good, hopefully we can put runs on the board and defend."</p><p>India has gone with five specialist bowlers, led by Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah.</p><p>"It's important to start well as a team, we need to start strongly and set the momentum for the matches ahead," skipper Virat Kohli said.</p><p>It is the first of three ODIs, followed by three Twenty20s next week, and comes after the Indians were forced into Covid-19 isolation since their arrival in Sydney a fortnight ago, although they have been allowed to train within a bio-secure "bubble".</p><p>They are looking to win three consecutive ODIs against Australia in Australia for the first time, while the hosts are playing only their second ODI at home since January 2019.</p><p><strong>Teams:</strong></p><p>Australia: Aaron Finch (capt), David Warner, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood</p><p>India: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli (capt), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini</p><p>Umpires: Sam Nogajski (AUS) and Rod Tucker (AUS)</p><p>TV umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)</p><p>Match referee: David Boon (AUS)</p></div>
<p>Australia won the toss and chose to bat in the first of three one-day internationals against India at a hot Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.</p>.<div><p>Steve Smith comes into the Australia line-up for injured all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and will bat at number three, while Mayank Agarwal will open the India innings with Shikhar Dhawan after Rohit Sharma injured his hamstring last month.</p><p>"It's great to have cricket back in Australia and to play in front of crowds will be nice," Australia captain Aaron Finch said.</p><p>"The wicket looks good, hopefully we can put runs on the board and defend."</p><p>India has gone with five specialist bowlers, led by Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah.</p><p>"It's important to start well as a team, we need to start strongly and set the momentum for the matches ahead," skipper Virat Kohli said.</p><p>It is the first of three ODIs, followed by three Twenty20s next week, and comes after the Indians were forced into Covid-19 isolation since their arrival in Sydney a fortnight ago, although they have been allowed to train within a bio-secure "bubble".</p><p>They are looking to win three consecutive ODIs against Australia in Australia for the first time, while the hosts are playing only their second ODI at home since January 2019.</p><p><strong>Teams:</strong></p><p>Australia: Aaron Finch (capt), David Warner, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood</p><p>India: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli (capt), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini</p><p>Umpires: Sam Nogajski (AUS) and Rod Tucker (AUS)</p><p>TV umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)</p><p>Match referee: David Boon (AUS)</p></div>