After rain spoiled the opening game of the series, eyes will again be on the weather in Melbourne with a huge crowd in prospect
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh (c) | Allrounder |
| Sean Abbott | Bowling allrounder |
| Xavier Bartlett | Bowler |
| Tim David | Middle-order batter |
| Nathan Ellis | Bowler |
| Josh Hazlewood | Bowler |
| Travis Head | Top-order batter |
| Josh Inglis † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | Bowler |
| Ben McDermott † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Mitchell Owen | Middle-order batter |
| Josh Philippe † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Matthew Short | Top-order batter |
| Marcus Stoinis | Batting allrounder |
| Adam Zampa | Bowler |
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | DATE | SERIES/TOURNAMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSAUS |  | no result | 97/1 |  | INDIND | 29/10/25 | India tour of Australia 2025/26 | |
| AUSAUS | | 181/7 | lost to | 205/5 | | INDIND | 24/06/24 | ICC Men's T20 World Cup |
| AUSAUS | | 154/8 | lost to | 160/8 | | INDIND | 03/12/23 | Australia tour of India 2023/24 |
| AUSAUS | | 154/7 | lost to | 174/9 | | INDIND | 01/12/23 | Australia tour of India 2023/24 |
| AUSAUS | | 225/5 | beat | 222/3 | | INDIND | 28/11/23 | Australia tour of India 2023/24 |
After rain spoiled the opening game of the series, eyes will again be on the weather in Melbourne with a huge crowd in prospect
