Will Ravi Ashwin get a gig for India?

The 36-year-old was not expected to play but the signs began to point to a call-up in recent days at the expense of Ravindra Jadeja.

Yet the late mail suggests Washington Sundar could instead get the job over both veterans.

We’ll find out soon.

Without Rohit and Shubman Gill, who suffered a fractured thumb in training this week, India are set to open with KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Australia chose not to name their XI a day early, as they often have under Pat Cummins’ leadership, but we are not likely to see any surprises.

It should be Nathan McSweeney at the top alongside Usman Khawaja.

Marnus Labuschagne will be the No.3 with Steve Smith returning to his favoured No.4 role.

Travis Head, Mitch Marsh and Alex Carey make up the rest of the middle order with the famous four of Cummins, Mitch Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon rounding out the line-up.