After the deferred schedule at Brisbane, the Australia-India test series began with the first test at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday December 9, 2014. In the honor of two past greats from either side, the Test Series is also called the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. By the third day, the flat pitch and rain proved to be spoilsports and even the first innings could not be completed. While there was no surprise about Australia piling 517/7 because there was no venom in India’s bowling, the top order Indian batsmen holding against Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris and Nathan Lyon was heartening from India’s viewpoint. Australia scored 354/6 on the first day in 89.2 overs and added another 163 in about 30 overs on a rain-curtailed second day. David Warner, Michael Clarke and Steven Smith scored quick centuries and India really had an imposing score