Beleaguered Aussie players have Bumrah on their mind

As the Adelaide Test arrives, the home batters are anxious to deal with the India fast bowler after the bashing in Perth

- ASHISH MAGOTRA IN AUSTRALIA

The time between matches is always an interesting phase. It flows quickly for the victors. It drags on for the losers. But in the end, it is the same time. The Perth humiliation, as some in the Australian media have taken to calling the result of the first Test, and the gap after it has meant both teams have had a chance to take a breather and reassess where they really are at.

Some might argue that Australia needed this more than India ahead of the Adelaide Test starting on December 6. But they've lost their best bowler Josh Hazlewood to a side strain and that might force a further re-evaluation of plans.

India, on the other hand, have no real concerns. If anything, they have been further strengthened with the return of skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. No other major worries at the moment either. The tour game went according to plan even though they didn't get in as much cricket as they perhaps would have wanted in the build-up to the pink-ball Test.