India have also opted to go with an all-out pace attack, leaving out spinner Ravi Ashwin for debutant paceman Vinay Kumar.“We would have liked to bowl as well,” said India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. “The Perth wicket will help the fast bowlers more than spinners.”
Australia lead the four-match series 2-0 after winning the first test in Melbourne by 122 runs and the second by an innings and 68 runs in Sydney last week.
Australia – Michael Clarke (captain), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Mike Hussey, Brad Haddin, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Starc.
India – Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), R Vinay Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav.
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