On song ... Clint McKay high fives Ricky Ponting after claiming the wicket of Rohit Sharma (Getty Images: Quinn Rooney)

First blood

Australia opened the tri-series with a comfortable 65-run victory over India in a rain-affected encounter at the MCG on Sunday night.

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McKay celebrates a dismissal

Clint McKay of Australia high fives Ricky Ponting after getting the wicket of Rohit Sharma of India during the opening tri-series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, February 5, 2012.