The Indian cricket team began a tour of Australia in December 2007, playing the 4 match Test series for the Border Gavaskar Trophy, followed by a single Twenty20 match on 1 February 2008. They also participated in the Commonwealth Bank tri-series against Australia and Sri Lanka from 3 February to 4 March. Squads Tour matches Before heading into the Test series, only one tour game was planned for India, against Victoria. After the Second Test, a second tour game was played, against ACT Invitational XI in Canberra. MS Dhoni led the Indians after regular captain Anil Kumble rested. Test series 1st Test {{Test match | date = 26–29 December | team1 = | team2 = | score-team1-inns1 = 343 (92.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Matthew Hayden 124 (183) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Anil Kumble 5/84 (25 overs) | score-team2-inns1 = 196 (71.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Sachin Tendulkar 62 (77) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Stuart Clark 4/28 (15 overs) | score-team1-inns2 = 351/7d (88 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = Michael Clarke 73 (113) | wickets-team1-inns2 = Harbhajan Singh 3/101 (26 overs) | score-team2-inns2 = 161 (74 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = VVS Laxman 42 (112) | wickets-team2-inns2 = Mitchell Johnson 3/21 (15 overs) | result = Australia won by 337 runs | venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneAtt: Day1: 68,778 Day2: 44,797 Day3: 36,346 Day4: 16,742 | umpires = Mark Benson (Eng) and Billy Bowden (NZ) | motm = Matthew Hayden (Aus) | report = Scorecard | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat. | notes = Sourav Ganguly (Ind) played his 100th Test. Adam Gilchrist went past Ian Healy in the record for most dismissals by an Australia wicket-keeper (396). }} Day One Australia won the toss and elected to bat and after surviving playing and missing and edging some balls through the cordon, built a strong platform with a century opening stand before Phil Jaques was stumped on 66. Ponting and Hussey got out shortly after falling for 4 and 2 respectively. Hayden brought up another Boxing Day a hundred after hitting a four. India then picked up the wicket of a struggling Clarke for 20. Kumble then picked up the wickets of Symonds and Gilchrist. Lee fell for a duck and Hogg was also out leaving Australia 9/323. Day Two The second day Johnson and Clark batted well before Clark got out leaving Australia with a healthy score