Australia v India Test series: How to watch and live stream in UK, schedule, teams for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India have won their last four Test series in a row against Australia - will they make it five? India face Australia in a five-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which started in Perth on November 22. We run through everything you need to know about the series, including the schedule, when play starts, and how to watch all the action live in the UK on TNT Sports and discovery+.

Australia and India are locking horns for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in one of the most eagerly-anticipated Test series of the year, live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

For the first time since 1992, the two cricket heavyweights are contesting a five-match Test series, which started in November and finishes in January.

India have won their last four series against Australia, including two in a row Down Under.

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Watch and stream all the action live in the UK on TNT Sports and discovery+.

When is Australia v India Test series?

The five-match series started in Perth on November 22.

That was followed by Tests in Adelaide and Brisbane before the traditional Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.

The series is wrapped up in Sydney.

Australia v India Test schedule

• 1st Test - Optus Stadium, Perth: 22-26 November - India win by 295 runs
• 2nd Test - Adelaide Oval: 6-10 December - Australia win by 10 wickets
• 3rd Test - The Gabba, Brisbane: 14-18 December - Match drawn
• 4th Test - Melbourne Cricket Ground: 26-30 December
• 5th Test - Sydney Cricket Ground: 3-7 January

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How to watch Australia v India in the UK

Every day of all five Test matches will be broadcast live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

The first Test in Perth starts on November 22 at 2.20am UK time, with the second Test in Adelaide a day-night Test beginning on December 6 at 4am UK time.

TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms, offering a line-up of up to four TV channels (TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4), and up to six digital or red-button channels (TNT Sports 5 to 10), and TNT Sports Ultimate plus TNT Sports Box Office HD.

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Who is playing for Australia and India?

Australia are without all-rounder Cameron Green for the series due to a back injury.

Australia have three bowlers ranked inside the top 10 in the ICC Test rankings: Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon. 

Marnus Labuschagne, who was the top scorer the last time India visited Australia in 2020/21 with 426 runs, will bat at No. 3.

India were without captain Rohit Sharma for the first Test after the recent birth of his second child.

Squads

Australia: Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc

India: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar

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Watch and stream every ball of the Australia v India and New Zealand v England Test series in the UK on TNT Sports and discovery+

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