Live cricket commentary: India v Australia, 2nd Test, day one

Follow our real-time coverage of the first day of the second Test between India and Australia in Hyderabad. Our live text commentary, live scores and live statistics start again at 3pm on Saturday.

Join Alex Rowe from 3pm (AEDT) as Australia seek to level the series against India. Team news and toss details as they come to hand.

Australia win toss and bat.

Glenn Maxwell in for Mitchell Starc, Xavier Doherty in for Nathan Lyon. India unchanged.

Australia: Michael Clarke (capt), Ed Cowan, David Warner, Phil Hughes, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade, Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Xavier Doherty.

India XI: MS Dhoni (capt), Murali Vijay, Virender Sehwag, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma.

Welcome to the second Test in Hydrabad. Australia won the toss and elected to bad. Australia are obviously determined to take control of the match early.

I'm Alex Rowe and I'll be with you for the first session of this all-important second Test.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will open the bowling for india to Australia's big-hitter David Warner.

FOUR - Delightful shot from a wide Kumar delivery which Warner dutifully dispatched to the boundary.

Australia 0/6 off the first over.

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