2nd Test: Australia v India at Brisbane

BRISBANE (AFP) - Australia will unleash a new-look fast bowling attack with Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc named Tuesday to take on India in the second Test in Brisbane.

New skipper Steve Smith said Hazlewood and left-armer Starc will play in the game beginning Wednesday, with Ryan Harris suffering a quad strain and Peter Siddle omitted from the team that won the opening Test by 48 runs in Adelaide on Saturday.

"I think this pitch will suit Josh perfectly," Smith said at his eve of match media conference.

"He s very skilful for his age and I m just looking forward to seeing him zing a few through and bowl with that extra bit of pace and bounce as well."

Smith said the expected lively Gabba wicket was a factor in the inclusion of 23-year-old Hazlewood and Starc, 24.

"I think that s part of the reason why Mitchell Starc and John Hazlewood have been included in the team, that s for sure," he said. "It is traditionally a fast and bouncy wicket and it looks no different for this Test match."

Starc s inclusion will mean there is a second left-armer in the Australian new-ball attack alongside Mitchell Johnson.

Starc has taken 43 wickets in 13 Tests at 35.34, while Hazlewood forces his way into the eleven on the back of strong performances in one-day internationals against South Africa last month.

Shaun Marsh will come into the Australian batting line-up at number five for the injured Test skipper Michael Clarke.

Clarke underwent surgery on Tuesday for a torn right hamstring and will be out for the rest of the four-match India series.

- Lively pitch -

Shaun Marsh and younger brother Mitchell will play together in the Australia Test side for the first time and are set to become the first brothers to represent Australia at Test level since Steve and Mark Waugh in 2002.

Smith, who was anointed as the 45th Australian Test captain on Monday, will promote himself to four in the batting order to take over Clarke s regular position.

"I ve had a chat to a couple of the senior players and the coach (Darren Lehmann) about it and I just thought that taking over the captaincy and a bit of extra responsibility that I would step up to number four and get the job done," Smith said.

The Gabba pitch is expected to be far livelier than last week s flat Adelaide Oval strip with high humidity likely to give assistance to fast bowlers.

"After the wickets we ve played on recently in Test cricket at the Adelaide Oval and the two in the UAE (Pakistan), it s exciting for our fast bowlers to finally have a wicket that s got some liveliness to it," Smith said.

Smith said his team will continue to play aggressive and positive cricket and not step over the line after code of conduct fines in the last Test.

Australia s David Warner and India duo Shikhar Dhawan and stand-in skipper Virat Kohli were found guilty of breaching the ICC code of conduct and handed fines for bust-ups during the stormy first Test.

"That s up to the match referee and those guys to decide," Smith said.

"We always play an aggressive and positive brand of cricket and there s a line there and the fines have said that they have overstepped that line... hopefully no one oversteps the line in the next couple of games."

Australia - David Warner, Chris Rogers, Shane Watson, Steve Smith (capt), Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

Shaun and Mitch Marsh will join some of the most famous names in Australian cricket when the brothers play alongside each other in the second Test against India.
They will line-up at the Gabba and become the first siblings to represent the Aussies in a Test since Steve and Mark Waugh more than a decade ago - no pressure there then.
Shaun is a 31-year-old left-handed top-order batsman who made his name in the inaugural IPL season, while Mitch, 23, is a right-handed all-rounder