Waugh lauded the skipper and states that the bowlers cannot catch the power-hitter at any weak point.

The Rajkot-born batsman returned to the number two position after playing a brilliant knock of 143 in the Nagpur Test which helped his side to register a huge victory by an innings and 239 runs against Sri Lanka.

Captain Smith and lower order's resistance helped Australia to gain a vital 26-run first-innings lead, post that, pacer Josh Hazlewood snared two wickets in a torrid opening burst to reduce England to 33/2 at the close of play on day 3 at the Gabba.

While Steve Smith took 105 innings to score 21 Test tons, Sachin Tendulkar batted for 110 innings to achieve this milestone.

Strongly refuting the claims made by the former cricketers, Smith insisted that he was not a selector, but he certainly expressed his views regarding the team.

Australia captain Steve Smith said it was still a "big mystery" to him as to what prompted Virat Kohli to make such accusations.

Differing with the senior players' opinions, Australia coach Darren Lehmann appreciated the need to trial the concept of four-day Test matches.

In the all-rounder's absence, Steven Finn was roped into the squad as Stokes' replacement for the full five-match Test series.

Marcus Stoinis will replace Smith and David Warner will lead the visitors in the three-match T20 series against India.

Australia managed to win just one game in the series and that too came away after 11 straight losses away from home.

On a 10-match overseas losing streak, the Steve Smith-led side will have their task cut out and face a must-win situation on Sunday to have a chance at the trophy.

Smith further said there is no personal battle with Kohli and credited him for creating a fit group.

Smith said his most memorable ODI innings was century in the 2015 World Cup semi-final against India.

Smith believes the world champions have a quality squad to bounce back in the series.

India were reeling at 87 for five before MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya turned it around with a century partnership en route to a 26-run win via D/L method.

There is talk that the series could turn out to be a run feast, but Smith said he would wait to take a look at the pitches before assuming anything.

Recalled to India side for the first three ODIs against Australia, Shami is excited to play his maiden one-dayer.

The home team, consisting mostly of rookies, was never in the hunt despite a 79-run partnership for the second wicket between opener Shreevats Goswami (43) and Mayank Agarwal (42).

Kohli was the highest run-getter in the five-match series against Sri Lanka with a tally of 330 runs

Australia are coming off after completing a challenging two-match Test series against Bangladesh which they somehow managed to level 1-1.