The Australian cricket team arrived here thisafternoon for their third Test match against India, to be played at the PunjabCricket Association (PCA) stadium from March 14.
The team, led by Michael Clarke, is trailing 0-2 in the four-matchTest series having lost in Chennai by eight wickets, before the innings and135-run humiliation in Hyderabad.
Chairman of the PCA Media Committee G S Walia, who is alsothe PCA Joint Secretary, said the 30-member Australian contingent, including theplayers and service staff, arrived here by a chartered flight from Hyderabad.
The team was taken to its hotel in sector 35 amid tightsecurity arrangements made by the Chandigarh Police, which had deployed itspersonnel on the route from airport to the hotel.
Walia said the visitors have no engagements for the next twodays. They are scheduled to hold the practice sessions from March 10 onward.
He said members of the Indian team will start arriving fromMonday as the players will be coming straight from their respective home towns.