All eyes of the cricket world will be on Adelaide Monday, as host nation Australia takes on India in the first of four tests between the two powerhouse countries. You can stream a free live feed of the first ODI series match between New Zealand and Pakistan RIGHT HERE.
The Baggy Greens will be playing these tests in the memory and honor of Phil Hughes, who tragically died in November after taking a bouncer to the head in a domestic match. Hughes would've been a potential candidate for playing time in this series, and the fact that the first match is going down in Adelaide (Hughes himself was a South Australian) makes it all the more poignant.
"We must play on," said Hughes' teammate Michael Clarke at the former's funeral, but playing on doesn't mean the team won't acknowledge his passing. Australia is planning a host of tributes to Hughes, including 63 seconds of pre-match applause from the crowd and players, wearing his Test number 408 on their shirts, and listing him as the "13th man" on the team sheet.
Australian Squad (probable)
1 Chris Rogers, 2 David Warner, 3 Shane Watson, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 Steven Smith, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Ryan Harris, 10 Peter Siddle, 11 Nathan Lyon.
Indian squad (probable)
1 M Vijay, 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 Wriddiman Saha (wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Varun Aaron, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Mohammad Shami.
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