India captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and decided to bowl first in the third cricket test against Australia at the Gabba.

Australia were 28-0 in a rain-affected first session of the third Test against India at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday. The five-match series is evenly poised with India thrashing Australia in the first Test in Perth and Australia recording an equally impressive victory in Adelaide.

Crushing victories by each side in the first two tests and mediocre form by some of the teams’ leading batters means there is no clear favorite in the third match of the five-test Australia-India series beginning Saturday in Brisbane.

Josh Hazlewood will return to Australia's XI for the third test against India in Brisbane after overcoming the side strain that ruled him out of the second match in Adelaide. Captain Pat Cummins confirmed Scott Boland will make way for Hazlewood at the Gabba despite the paceman's five-wicket return in Australia's thumping 10-wicket win at Adelaide Oval.

Australia have been sent in to bat in the third Test at the Gabba with India hoping to take advantage of the overcast conditions.