5 Greatest Adelaide Tests between India and Australia

#1 2014 (Australia won by 48 runs)

Virat Kohli was struck on the helmet early in his innings

Tragic circumstances meant the first Test of this series was played in Adelaide rather than Brisbane, as Phil Hughes passed away after being struck by a bouncer.

The Test therefore commenced in a surreal environment, with celebration and mourning in equal parts.

With MS Dhoni injured, Virat Kohli captained the team, and the Indian selectors surprising many by opting to play Karn Sharma ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin - a decision that has not aged particularly well.

David Warner quickly put Australia on the front foot. India opted for a strange strategy of bowling wide outside the off-stump to Warner, and soon found the tactic to not only be ineffective, but very costly.

Warner would make his century, as would Steve Smith and Michael Clarke, with Clarke's century coming after he had spent time off the field mid-innings to receive treatment on his back. The emotion was clear when he reached the milestone, but even with Australia declaring at 7/517, the match was far from over.

India's fightback was a strong one. Kohli would play a superb innings, despite being hit in the head early in his innings in a moment that chilled the crowd and visibly disturbed Mitchell Johnson, who had delivered the ball. He found good support from Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane on his way to a landmark century.

Yet India may still have felt they could have made more than the 444 they ended up with, having been at 4/367 at one stage. It was Nathan Lyon who stopped them from making more, as he took 5/134 on the ground he used to be a curator at.

Australia, desperate to boost morale with a win, made an aggressive declaration at 5/290, with an overall lead of 363. Warner once again led the way with another century, while Mitchell Marsh also found some joy by being given license to swing, making 40 off just 26 balls.

India then responded with an indication of how they would play under Kohli, matching Australia's aggressiveness by going for a win. The two teams' willingness to attack made day five one of the best days of cricket the Adelaide Oval had seen.

Kohli was perhaps even better in this innings than he was in India's first. He and Murali Vijay combined for a partnership just shy of 200 runs. India were 2/242 when Lyon made the breakthrough, dismissing Vijay on 99. As Lyon dismissed Rahane for a duck soon afterwards, India found themselves at 4/242, with the match perfectly poised.

Despite wickets falling at the other end, Kohli continued to attack with class and skill. But, in a game-changing moment, he hauled out to Mitchell Marsh, off the bowling of Lyon, meaning India were 7/304 with the game in Australia's favor.

From there the tail fell cheaply, with Ishant Sharma the last man out, and Lyon ending with seven wickets in the innings and 12 in the match. Australia had won the game, but India had made a statement with the way they played.

The series unfortunately dwindled out due to lifeless pitches that offered the bowlers little, a problem that has plagued Australian cricket in recent years.

Since the match, the Australian team has undergone huge changes, with Mitchell Marsh and Nathan Lyon the only ones still in the side, despite the game taking place just four years ago.

India, meanwhile, come into Thursday's game as the more established side, with their batting line-up in particular being similar to what it was in 2014. Hopefully the Test is played with similar intent, and provides equal excitement.