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India win toss, bat at opening ODI in Perth

Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat in the first one-day international against Australia at the WACA in Perth on Tuesday.India handed a debut to left-arm seamer Barinder Sran, while for Australia, pacemen Scott Boland and Joel Paris will be playing their first international matches.The tour includes five ODIs and three T20 games around Australia.Teams:AustraliaDavid Warner, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith (capt), George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade, Jamie Faulkner, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Joel ParisIndia: MS Dhoni (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Barinder Sran Umpires: Simon Fry(AUS), Richard Kettleboough (NZL)