For the first time since 1992, the two cricket heavyweights will contest a five-match Test series, which starts in November and finishes in January.

India have won their last four series against Australia, including two in a row Down Under.

Will Pat Cummins’ Australia avoid a fifth-straight loss, or will India triumph again?

The five-match series gets started in Perth on November 22.

That is followed by Tests in Adelaide and Brisbane before the traditional Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.

The series is wrapped up in Sydney.

Australia v India Test schedule

• 1st Test – Optus Stadium, Perth: 22-26 November
• 2nd Test – Adelaide Oval: 6-10 December
• 3rd Test – The Gabba, Brisbane: 14-18 December
• 4th Test – Melbourne Cricket Ground: 26-30 December
• 5th Test – Sydney Cricket Ground: 3-7 January

The first Test in Perth starts on November 22 at 2.20am UK time, with the second Test in Adelaide a day-night Test beginning on December 6 at 4am UK time.

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Australia are without all-rounder Cameron Green for the series due to a back injury.

Nathan McSweeney, who has scored well at domestic level, looks set to open in place of Steve Smith, who should drop to his preferred position at No. 4.

Australia have three bowlers ranked inside the top 10 in the ICC Test rankings: Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon. 

Marnus Labuschagne, who was the top scorer the last time India visited Australia in 2020/21 with 426 runs, will bat at No. 3.

India will be without captain Rohit Sharma for the first Test after the recent birth of his second child.

Bowler Jasprit Bumrah will take over the captaincy, with Rohit expected to return for the second Test.

Batter Shubman Gill is a doubt for the first Test due to injury, while Virat Kohli will be looking to score his first Test century since July 2023.

Australia: Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc

India: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar