IND vs AUS, 5th ODI: LIVE

Australia have won the toss and elected to bat against India in the fifth one-dayer on Thursday

Gautam Gambhir comes in place of Virat Kohli and Munaf Patel has replaced Ishant Sharma.

For Australia, Clint McKay has replaced Mitchell Johnson, while Adam Voges comes in for Henriques and Ben Hilfenhaus for Peter Siddle.

With the series poised 2-2, India will have to overcome their batting shortcomings against a spirited but depleted Australia.

The Indians, seeking to dethrone Australia from the number one spot in world rankings, go into the fifth cricket one-dayer on Thursday, strengthened by the expected return of Gautam Gambhir, who had to skip last match due to a neck injury.

Although the left-hander Gambhir's presence will lend solidity to the top order, the worrying factor for the hosts has been the lack of good starts in the series so far.

Teams:

India: SR Tendulkar, V Sehwag, G Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, SK Raina, MS Dhoni*†, RA Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, A Nehra, P Kumar, MM Patel.

Australia: SR Watson, SE Marsh, RT Ponting*, CL White, AC Voges, MEK Hussey, GA Manou†, NM Hauritz, DE Bollinger, BW Hilfenhaus, CJ McKay.