India were at a comfortable 311 for four at the close of the opening day of 2nd cricket test at Brisbane. Ajinkya Rahane was unbeaten at 75 with Rohit Sharma (26) at the other end. Opener Murli Vijay, who notched up his 5th test hundred to guide India to a good position, was dismissed for 144. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood was the most successful bowler as he bagged two wickets of Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara. Earlier, Indian Captain M S Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first. The day ended seven overs short of the stipulated 90 due to Australia's slow over rate. Earlier, India won the toss and elected to bat first. Australia has taken 1-0 lead in the 4 test series. In the Brisbane match, Australia have made three changes to their team. Shaun Marsh replaced Australia's injured captain Michael Clarke in the batting line up, while Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc came in for fast bowlers Ryan Harris and Peter Siddle. On the other hand, bolstered by the return of regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India is looking to regroup and fight their way back into the four-match series. In the absence of Dhoni, the visitors were ably led by stand-in skipper Virat Kohli, as they came very close to winning the first Test before agonizingly losing out on the fifth and final day by 48 runs in an intense chase.