India elect to bat against Australia in second Test

MS Dhoni is back for Saha; 2 other changes

Brisbane, Dec 17 (IANS) ? India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the second Test at the Gabba here Wednesday.

Squads:

Australia: Chris Rogers, David Warner, Shane Watson, Steven Smith (captain), Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Varun Aaron, Umesh Yadav. Match Details:

Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Ian Gould (England)

TV umpire: Simon Fry

Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand