India vs Australia - 1st ODI of CB Series at Brisbane

India's selectors picked a young and athletic side for the CB tri-series and the merits and demerits of that decision were on display in the opening game in Brisbane as India were reduced 101 for 5 at the half-way stage.

India give Manoj Tiwary his first ODI cap. Whilst the young Bengali will be delighted with his call-up, there is disappointment for Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel and the injured Yuvraj Singh, who have all been left out.

For Australia, Ricky Ponting plays, while Matthew Hayden is not at full fitness and Stuart Clark has not joined the side. James Hopes will open the innings with Ashley Noffke making his debut.

Lee won his battle against Tendulkar yet again, although, this time he was a bit lucky. Tendulkar nudged off the back foot towards square leg but he had moved too deep in his crease and trod on his stumps. It was the first time that he had been dismissed hit-wicket in his 408-match career.

India's Playing Eleven:

MS Dhoni (Captain/WK), V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar, G Gambhir, RV Uthappa, RG Sharma, M Tiwary, I Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth, I Sharma


Australia's Playing Eleven:

RT Ponting (Captain), AC Gilchrist (WK), JR Hopes, MJ Clarke, A Symonds, MEK Hussey, BJ Haddin, B Lee, NW Bracken, AA Noffke, MG Johnson

India was struggling at 112 for 6 after 30 overs, with their last hope Dhoni and Pathan in the middle.