This is Cowan's sixth half-century and his third against India.
A century opening partnership between David Warner and Ed Cowan placed Australia comfortably at 109/0 at lunch.
This is the third century opening partnership between Warner and Cowan.
Warner did the bulk of the scoring in the opening stand, hit some fine shots and wasn't afraid to use his feet against the Indian spinners and reached his seventh half-century, his second against India.
Warner and Cowan justified their captain Michael Clarke's decision to bat first as Australia got off to quiet but confident start.
Warner and Cowan adopted a watchful approach in the first hour and batted sensibly against the Indian seamers. The runs started to come slowly after that period as both the openers settled down.
Apart from the first over of R Ashwin and the last few overs before lunch, the Indian spinners failed to leave any impact.
India have replaced Harbhajan Singh with Pragyan Ojha and Shikhar Dhawan makes his Test debut.
Australia have brought in Brad Haddin in place of the injured Matthew Wade, Steve Smith replaces Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell makes way for Nathan Lyon, and Mitchell Starc comes in the place of James Pattinson.
After winning the toss, Clarke said that hopefully they have learnt from their mistakes and emphasizes on the importance of making runs in the first innings.
MS Dhoni reckoned that it was not a bad toss to lose as there will be some moisture in the wicket and they would look to exploit it.
Traditionally, the wicket at the PCA Stadium is considered to be the fastest in the country which provides good bounce and movement to the bowlers. But it has also assisted the spinners in the past. One can call it a sporting wicket as the batsmen will also enjoy the ball coming onto the bat.
Not a single ball could be bowled on the first day of the Test due to inclement weather and incessant rain.
Teams:
India: MS Dhoni (Capt.), Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma.
Australia: Michael Clarke (Capt.), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Phil Hughes, Steve Smith, Brad Haddin, Moises Henriques, Xavier Doherty, Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon.
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