Tom Latham wants senior New Zealand players to step up in Williamson's absence
Legspinner Cameron White became Australia's 402nd test player when he was handed his debut for the match ahead of offspinner Jason Krejza.
Australia will field a new opening combination with Simon Katich partnering Matthew Hayden, who returns from a heel injury which ruled him out of the West Indies series. Allrounder Shane Watson will bat at No. 6 while White is listed at No. 8.
India included fast bowlers Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma to play alongside spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has announced he will retire at the end of this series, while current skipper Kumble has confirmed this test will be his last on his home ground.
Australia holds the Border-Gavaskar trophy after winning the previous series 2-1 at home in January.
Teams:
Australia: Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Cameron White, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark.
India: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, V.V.S Laxman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Anil Kumble (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma.
Umpires: Asad Rauf, Pakistan, and Rudi Koertzen, South Africa.
TV Umpire: Amish Saheba, India. Match Referee: Chris Broad, England.
Tom Latham wants senior New Zealand players to step up in Williamson's absence
Wood returned to the squad after Anderson retired from Tests following the first match at Lord's
India completed a 4-1 series win with a thumping 42-run victory in the last T20
Delhi failed to progress to the final four stages in the last three years
No other fast bowler has taken as many Test wickets, with only celebrated spinners Shane Warne (708 wickets) and Muttiah Muralitharan (800) ahead of Anderson in the all-time list
It is the second time India have won a T20 fixture by 10 wickets, the last coming against the same opposition at the same venue in 2016
This was the 41-year-old veteran's 188th and last Test before retiring from England duty
Anderson, playing his 188th and last test match, bowled Windies captain Kraigg Brathwaite with a fine delivery that jagged back