Sydney: Australia captain Steven Smith won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth and final cricket test against India at the SCG here today. Till lunch time the hosts have scored 123 for no loss. Injured Mitchell Johnson has been replaced by Mitchell Starc in the only change to the Australia XI from Melbourne.

As many as four changes for India. Wriddhiman Saha, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma and fit-again Bhuvneshwar Kumar are in for Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ishant Sharma.

Australia made 242 for two at tea on the opening day of the fourth and final cricket Test against India at the SCG on Tuesday.

Shane Watson and Steven Smith Steven were batting on 10 and 28 respectively at the break.

Brief Scores:

Australia: 242/2 in 60 overs (David Warner 101,

Chris Rogers 95; Ravichandran Ashwin 1-55, Mohammed Shami 1-49).

Teams:

India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Lokesh Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav.

Australia: Steven Smith (captain), David Warner, Chris Rogers, Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, Joe Burns, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Starc, Ryan Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon.