Cricket Australia has confirmed skipper Michael Clarke will lead the side in tomorrow’s emotional First Test against India in Adelaide.

The Test was rescheduled following the death of Phillip Hughes, who died in hospital on November 27 after being struck in the head while batting in a Sheffield Shield match at the SCG.

There will be 63 seconds of applause before the game, to honour Hughes, who was 63 not out before the accident.

Hughes will be the honourary 13th man on the day.

Veteran Shane Watson, also confirmed to play, has hailed Clarke for his leadership following the loss of his close friend, who he had described as his “little brother”.

“Michael has been incredible over the last two weeks,” Watson told Tim Gilbert on TODAY this morning.

“His strength has just been phenomenal, how he looked after Phillip’s family.

“He was there every single second of the day.”

Battling an injured hamstring, Clarke has trained strongly in the nets in recent days.

“Michael was running around the field with no problems yesterday, there’ll be no doubt he’ll be ready to go for such an emotional Test match,” Watson said.

“I’d be extremely surprised if he didn’t peel off another hundred because he’s got a lot to play for, as we all do.”

The all-rounder was on the field when his international teammate Hughes, 25, collapsed following the blow and said returning to normality had been difficult.

He said the side was coping as well as possible after the batsman’s funeral last week but that returning to normality had been difficult.

“We’re going as well as we possibly can, it’s certainly been a tragic couple of weeks,” he said.

“The first session that I had was very difficult, every session that I’ve had is getting better and my mind is getting clearer.”

“I was on the field when Phillip got hit unfortunately, so I had those visions flashing back through my mind.”

The injury-prone Watson confirmed he would bowl during the Test series, likely sharing all-rounder duties with talented youngster Mitchell Marsh.

The Australian side will be looking to bounce back following their crushing loss to Pakistan in the UAE, while Watson said the side’s disastrous 4-nil series loss to India last year on the sub-continent still burned deeply.