TALKING POINTS OF AUSTRALIA'S TEST SQUAD FOR INDIA
* Who is Mitchell Swepson?
The 23-year-old legspinner from Queensland has taken 41 wickets in 14 first-class games. He's a big turner of the ball and his aggressive mindset won him a berth ahead of limited-overs leggie Adam Zampa.
* Glenn Maxwell's return.
The Victorian played the last of his three Tests in October 14 - all three Tests have been in India or the Abu Dhabi. Chosen as a potential allrounder, batting at six and bowling offspin.
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* Matthew Wade is a keeper.
Selectors plumped for Wade ahead of Peter Nevill as wicketkeeper, with Wade's batting and influence on the team behind the scenes cited as the reason by chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns.
* The Marsh brothers are back.
Shaun Marsh has been summoned after overcoming injury with his ability to bat at the top of the order or in the middle a prime reason. Mitch Marsh returns because he's a more potent bowler than Hilton Cartwright, who was the allrounder in Australia's last Test.
* Four spinners to tour.
Nathan Lyon and Steven O'Keefe will be the frontliners with Swepson and Ashton Agar, who played the last of his two Tests in July 2013, as support.
* Only three pacemen included.
Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Jackson Bird are the only fast bowlers in the squad, with Hohns saying reinforcements will be considered mid-tour.
