Shane Watson will lead Australia for the first time, named as captain on his return to international cricket in place of injured skipper Michael Clarke for Sunday's clash with India at the SCG.
Watson, out for three months due to hamstring and calf injuries, won the toss and chose to bat first in the one-day game.
Watson will become Australia's third captain in three games after Ricky Ponting stood in for Clarke in Brisbane and Clarke returned for Friday's loss to Sri Lanka.
Victorian paceman Clint McKay is also brought into the team in place of Queenslander Ryan Harris, while Clarke has been ruled out due to back soreness.
India, which is four points behind second-placed Australia in the tri-series with two matches to play, has made one change from the team which lost to Sri Lanka in Brisbane last week.
Captain MS Dhoni returns from his one-match ban, with Parthiv Patel making way for his return.
The game begins at 2:20pm AEDT.
Australia: Shane Watson (capt), David Warner, Peter Forrest, Matthew Wade, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Daniel Christian, Brett Lee, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hilfenhaus.
India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Irfan Pathan, Ravi Ashwin, Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav.
AAP
Tags: onedayseries, cricket, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia First posted February 26, 2012 14:23:55
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