India [ Images ] captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] won the toss and elected to bat in the Twenty20 [ Images ] international against Australia [ Images ] at the Melbourne [ Images ] Cricket Ground on Friday.

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World champions India have rested Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] from their side for the one-off contest.

Michael Clarke [ Images ] will lead Australia for the second time after Ricky Ponting [ Images ] was ruled out earlier on Friday, the regular captain opting to rest a back injury before the triangular one-day series begins in Brisbane [ Images ] on Sunday.

Sri Lanka [ Images ] are the other side involved in the Tri-Series.

Batsman David Hussey [ Images ] is making his international debut for Australia.

Australia: Michael Clarke (captain), Adam Gilchrist [ Images ], Brad Hodge [ Images ], Mike Hussey [ Images ], Andrew Symonds [ Images ], Adam Voges, David Hussey, James Hopes [ Images ], Ashley Nofke, Brett Lee [ Images ], Nathan Bracken [ Images ].

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag [ Images ], Gautam Gambhir [ Images ], Dinesh Karthik [ Images ], Robin Uthappa [ Images ], Rohit Sharma [ Images ], Irfan Pathan [ Images ], Pravin Kumar, Harbhajan Singh [ Images ], Shanthakumaran Sreesanth [ Images ], Ishant Sharma [ Images ].