▁mar itime ▁exer cis es . ▁Are as ▁of ▁increased ▁co - operation ▁include ▁counter - ter ror ism , ▁border ▁control ▁and ▁regional ▁and ▁international ▁institutions . ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mod i ▁stated ▁in ▁an ▁address ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁parliament ▁that ▁" This ▁is ▁a ▁natural ▁partners hip ▁emer ging ▁from ▁our ▁shared ▁values ▁and ▁interests ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁mar itime ▁locations ... Security ▁and ▁defence ▁are ▁important ▁and ▁growing ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁India - Austral ia ▁partners hip ▁for ▁adv ancing ▁regional ▁peace ▁and ▁stability ▁and ▁comb ating ▁terror ism ▁and ▁trans n ational ▁cr imes " ▁ ▁Sport ▁ ▁Cr icket ▁ ▁A ▁prominent ▁sports ▁passion ▁in ▁both ▁Commonwealth ▁nations ▁is ▁professional ▁cr icket . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Services ▁cr icket ▁team ▁tou red ▁India ▁during ▁their ▁return ▁to ▁Australia ▁for ▁dem obil isation , ▁and ▁played ▁against ▁the ▁Indian ▁cr icket ▁team . ▁However , ▁those ▁matches ▁were ▁not ▁given ▁Test ▁status . ▁The ▁first ▁Test ▁matches ▁between ▁the ▁countries ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 – 4 8 ▁after ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁India , ▁when ▁India ▁tou red ▁Australia ▁and ▁played ▁five ▁Test s . ▁Australia ▁won ▁ 4 – 0 ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Board ▁of ▁Control ▁did ▁not ▁inv ite ▁the ▁Indians ▁back ▁for ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁fear ing ▁that ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁one - s ided ▁cont ests ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁financial ▁losses ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁spect ator ▁interest . ▁In ▁the ▁meant