Following the Test matches, Australia and India participated in the Carlton Mid Triangular Series with the England cricket team.

[5] Dhawal Kulkarni was asked to join India's Test squad as cover for the injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was suffering from an ankle injury.

Queenslander Joe Burns replaced an injured Mitchell Marsh for the Boxing Day Test.

[13] Australia won the toss and chose to bat on a wicket which some commentators suggesting the flattest ever at the Adelaide Oval.

[16] Australia captain Michael Clarke declared overnight and sent India in to bat at the start of Day 3.

Rohit Sharma's appeal also caused a stand-off between the players leaving the umpires, Ian Gould and Marais Erasmus to calm them down.

Murali Vijay and stand-in captain Virat Kohli put on a further 45 as India reached a solid 2/105 at lunch.

After lunch the pair extended their partnership to 185, as Kohli brought up his second century of the match, before a devastated Vijay was given lbw for 99.

Chris Rogers also missed a chance to make a big score when he was caught behind on the last ball before tea (55).

Then Mitchell Johnson came in and belted the ball around as he and Smith (110*), who brought up his 6th test century and first as captain, put on a 104-run partnership before lunch as Australia reached 6/351 at the break, trailing India by just 57 runs.

Australia's tail annoyed the tired Indians as Mitchell Starc (51*) scored his fourth test fifty before the tea break.

Mitchell Starc bowled Murali Vijay (27) after a quick start, India finished on 1/71 at the end of day 3.

[24] India lost 5 early wickets on Day 4 as Mitchell Johnson ripped through their middle order of Kohli, Rahane, Rohit, and Dhoni.

David Warner (6) fell early in the run chase and was followed by Shane Watson (0) just before tea as Australia reached 2/25 at the break.

But Mitchell Marsh (6*) scored the remaining runs required as Australia won by 4 wickets and took a 2–0 series lead.

Chris Rogers (46*) and Shane Watson (40*) put on a 92-run stand and led Australia out of trouble as they reached 1/92 at lunch.

Shaun Marsh (32*) and captain Steve Smith (23*) put on a 59-run partnership as Australia reached 3/174 at tea.

Nathan Lyon (11) and Smith (192) fell in quick succession after that as Australia were bowled out for 530 at the tea break.

The pair continued after lunch and built a massive partnership as they both brought up centuries, Kohli's 3rd of the series, as they led India all the way to tea at 3/336.

Debutant KL Rahul (3), MS Dhoni (11) and Ravichandran Ashwin (0) all fell in quick secession after that as India lost 4/25.

Kohli (169) was dismissed right near the end of the day and the umpires called stumps with India at 8/462, trailing Australia by 68 runs.

David Warner started quickly as Australia's lead raced to 100 before he was adjudged lbw off Ashwin (40).

Rain delayed the middle session for an hour and shortly after the interval, Watson (17) was caught behind off the bowling of Sharma.

Mitchell Johnson started slowly and threw away his wicket when he was caught at mid-wicket (15) as Marsh brought up a half-century.

Ravichandran Ashwin (8*) and MS Dhoni (24*) lasted out the day when both captains agreed no result was possible and the match was drawn with 4 overs remaining.

Smith (117) fell shortly after as Australia reached lunch at 4/420 with Shaun Marsh (14*) and Joe Burns (0*).

Murali Vijay was out for a duck early in the innings before KL Rahul (31*) and Rohit Sharma (40*) put on a solid partnership as India reached stumps at 1/71.

Steve Smith's century equals the record set by Sir Donald Bradman and Jacques Kallis of four hundreds in one series.

The pair built a big partnership after lunch and dominated the Australian bowlers as Kohli brought up another half-century.

Kohli (46), Suresh Raina (0), who made a pair, Wriddhiman Saha (0) and Ashwin (1) all fell in quick succession as India lost 5/38.