Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has admitted that visiting teams need to be “near perfect” to challenge India in their own backyard, something they sought in Indore by “doubling down” on what they had set out to achieve initially.

Australia fought back strongly to claim the third match on an Indore pitch that offered vicious turn and variable bounce.  “You have almost got to be near perfect against India in India. I think this game [Indore Test] besides that 6 for 11 [collapse in first innings] was near perfect,” McDonald told ESPNCricinfo.