Overview

• Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the white-ball leg with lumbar bone stress, handing the ODI captaincy to Mitchell Marsh.
• Shubman Gill will captain India in ODIs for the first time, with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli named in the squad.
• Mitchell Starc returns to Australia’s lineup for his first outing since retiring from T20Is to focus on Tests.
• The series begins with the teams’ first ODI at Perth Stadium on Oct 19, then moves to Adelaide on Oct 23 and Sydney on Oct 25 before five T20Is.
• Marsh said Australia relish the rivalry with India and views the series as ideal preparation for the Ashes, reflected in strong demand with the MCG T20I’s public allocation sold out.