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Australia and India go head-to-head in one of cricket's biggest Test series as they pursue victory in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Ahead of their tour Down Under, the visitors suffered a surprise 3-0 series defeat at home to New Zealand and need to win four of the Tests against Australia in order to guarantee a place in next year's World Test Championship final.

It will be the first Test series between the two sides consisting of five matches since India's 1991-92 tour of Australia, which the home team won 4-1.

In an in depth interview at the WACA in Perth, Lyon told Stumped's Alison Mitchell how preparations were going, and whether the series is now a bigger event than the Ashes.

Photo: Australia spinner Nathan Lyon speaks to Stumped's Alison Mitchell ahead of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. (Credit: ABC Australia)