Australia repeatedly challenged and troubled the Indian captain, and were themselves shown up by his stand-in

Smith and Co have been on the ball but there are a couple of areas where they can step it up

Touring India can be tough and intimidating; Smith's team must get a number of things right

That there are no first-class fixtures in Australia this month shouldn't make a difference to how players like O'Keefe and Renshaw train for the India tour

In years past, Australia were buoyed by opening the home summer in their Brisbane stronghold. Losing that edge will be hard to get used to

The three newcomers and Matthew Wade will inject freshness and fight into the Australian side looking to save face in Adelaide

The true test of where the Australians are at as a cricket team will be how they respond at Bellerive Oval this week

The low-profile role needs you to be advisor, mentor, morale-booster, minder, and unambitious about the top job

They have a powerful top order, but more importantly also the ability to rotate the strike in the middle overs against the spinners

Australia's recent batting surge, and subsequent rise to No. 1, owes much to the contribution of their departing batting coach, Michael Di Venuto

New Zealand will look to give Brendon McCullum the perfect farewell. It's important Australia are not sidetracked by the emotion

He has used the time away from the spotlight to reinvent himself as an all-format player with much more than just attractive strokeplay in his armoury