After the defeat in Perth, winning the Adelaide Test is of utmost importance to Australia as they look to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from India. With their batsmen in poor form and bowlers losing rhythm, the morale of the hosts is low. However, they are most keen to bounce back at their luckiest venue—the Adelaide Oval—where they outplayed Team India in 2020-21. The Australian batters are preparing thoroughly for the day-night Test starting December 6.

90-minute session 

On Monday, around 1pm, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne — the fulcrum of Australia’s batting — underwent a gruelling net session. They practised for around 90 minutes under the watchful eye of head coach Andrew McDonald and with the assistance of a side-arm specialist.