The day after India wrapped up the T20I series, pace ace Jasprit Bumrah shifted his focus to the longer format of the game. Bumrah arrived at the Drummoyne Oval on the second day of the first tour match with a pink ball and spent close to 70 minutes bowling to Mayank Agarwal. This session was the start of the conditioning for his body for the rigours of Test cricket.

Before arriving in Australia, Bumrah had bowled 60 overs in the Indian Premier League. He could potentially bowl close to 50 in the first Test at Adelaide, if things don't go well for India. During the 14-day quarantine period, the Indian team management wanted Bumrah to increase his workload on a gradual basis. At the start of the ODI series, he looked slightly undone, bowling only three-over spells up front. Then, in the third ODI, he bowled five overs with the new ball and started finding his rhythm.