England to take on Australia the first Ashes Test at Gabba in Brisbane here on Thursday.
The Weather Channel is predicting fine conditions for the opening three days of the Test with top temperatures of 29, 28 and 28 degrees Celsius respectively. However, rain and possible thunderstorms have been forecast for the fourth and fifth days on Sunday and Monday.
Squads:
Australia: Michael Clarke (c), George Bailey, Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle, David Warner, Brad Haddin, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Chris Rogers, Steven Smith, Shane Watson
England: Alastair Cook (c), James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, Kevin Pietersen, Joe Root, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott, Matt Prior, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Michael Carberry, Monty Panesar, Boyd Rankin, Ben Stokes, Chris Tremlett
Time:
Start time: 12 a.m. GMT (10 a.m. local)
Live on: Sky Sports 2
Photo courtesy: Getty Images
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