Australia v India Test series: How to watch, TV channel, live stream, start time, head-to-head stats and team news

Australia and India are two of the powerhouses of Test cricket and their eagerly anticipated five-match series begins in Perth this week.

How to watch Australia v India Test series, TV channel and live streaming

Australia v India Test series will be shown live on bet365's Sports Live Streaming service and is also available to watch in the UK on TNT Sports 1.

Australia v India Test series start time, date and venue

Australia v India Test series starts at 02:20 on Friday 22nd November and the first Test is being played at the Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia.

The following four matches take place in Adelaide on 6th December, Brisbane on 14th December, Melbourne on 26th December and Sydney on 3rd January, 2025.

Australia v India Test series stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Australia have a formidable home record in Test cricket, but India have beaten them 2-1 in their last two series Down Under - in 2018-19 and 2020-21.

The Aussies shared a 1-1 draw with the West Indies in January, suffering an eight-run defeat in Brisbane, but they bounced back with a 2-0 series victory in New Zealand in March.

The Black Caps then caused a huge upset on their tour of India in October, winning all three Tests against Rohit Sharma's men and India's star batter Virat Kohli has scored only one half-century in 12 Test innings in 2024.

Kohli has excelled in Australia, averaging 54 with six centuries in 13 matches, but Australia have won all four Tests at Perth's Optus Stadium - the venue for the opening game - by margins of 146 runs, 296 runs, 164 runs and 360 runs.

Australia v India Test series head-to-head record (H2H)

Australia wins	45
Draws/Ties	30
India wins	32

*H2H stats refer to Test matches

Australia v India Test series team news

Australia team news

Debutant Nathan McSweeney is set to open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja, with Steven Smith dropping back down the order to number four, while Josh Inglis and Scott Boland are the players set to miss out, barring injuries.

India team news

India captain Rohit Sharma will miss the first Test due to paternity leave, so vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah leads the side and KL Rahul will open the batting.

Batter Shubman Gill is struggling with a fractured thumb, so Devdutt Padikkal is set to bat at number three in Perth and Dhruv Jurel at six, while all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy could make his Test debut.