SYDNEY (Reuters) - India won the toss and elected to bat first in the opening tri-series match against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday.

Teams:

Australia - Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist, James Hopes, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Mike Hussey, Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Ashley Noffke, Mitchell Johnson.

India - Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Shantha Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma.

(Reporting by Julian Linden; Editing by Martin Petty)