Australia v India – schedule, squads and how to follow on BBC

Australia and India are set to play their first five-match Test series in 34 years

India begin their five-Test tour of Australia on 22 November.

It will be the first Test series between the two sides consisting of five matches since India’s 1991-92 tour of Australia, which the home team won 4-1.

India’s most recent tours of Australia took place in 2018-19 and 2020-21, with India winning 2-1 on both occasions.

Although both giants of the game, India are coming off their recent 3-0 loss to New Zealand on home turf and need to win four of the Tests against Australia in order to guarantee a place in next year’s World Test Championship final.

Australia v India - schedule, dates, venues & times

22–26 November: First Test, Perth Stadium (02:20 GMT)

6–10 December: Second Test, Adelaide Oval (04:00 GMT)

14–18 December: Third Test, Brisbane Cricket Ground (00:20 GMT)

25–30 December: Fourth Test, Melbourne Cricket Ground (23:30 GMT)

2–7 January: Fifth Test, Sydney Cricket Ground (23:30 GMT)

Australia v India squads

Australia (first Test only)

Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.

India

Rohit Sharma (captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Who were the top run-scorers & wicket-takers in the 2020-21 Australia v India series?

Top run-scorers

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 426 runs

2. Steve Smith - 313

3. Rishabh Pant - 274

4. Cheteshwar Pujara - 271

5. Ajinkya Rahane - 268

Top wicket-takers

1. Pat Cummins - 21 wickets

2. Josh Hazlewood - 17

3. Mohammed Siraj - 13

4. Ravichandran Ashwin - 12

5. Jasprit Bumrah & Mitchell Starc - 11

How can I follow Australia v India on the BBC?

There will be ball-by-ball commentary on all matches across BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website and app (UK users only).

The commentary will be provided by ABC Grandstand in Australia.

Members of the commentary team include TMS regulars Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell, Harsha Bhogle, plus Australia's leading Test pace wicket-taker Glenn McGrath, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, ex-Australia coach Darren Lehmann and former Australia batter Phil Jacques.

The BBC Sport website and app will have daily reports and analysis and reaction to all the big moments.

There will also be regular coverage on the BBC Cricket Instagram and WhatsApp account.

The tournament is available to watch live in the UK on TNT Sports.