India will face Australia in the third Test at the Gabba in Brisbane starting on December 14. The hosts thrashed the visitors by ten wickets in Adelaide to restore parity in the five match Test series.

Brisbane pitch curator David Sandurski hinted that the Gabba surface will offer traditional bounce for the fast bowlers. Except for Jasprit Bumrah, no other Indian bowlers have managed to impress as both Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana have been inconsistent with their line and length.

The Perth and Adelaide pitches also had sufficient carry and bounce as the fast bowlers had a feast. India pulled off a remarkable victory at the Gabba three years back when a Rishabh Pant brilliance saw the visitors claim the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2-1.

The situation has changed a lot and India’s struggles have been quite evident. Their overreliance on Jasprit Bumrah has hurt them on occasions and Matthew Hayden offered a piece of advice for the Indian bowlers.

The legendary Australian batter insisted Siraj and Bumrah should utilise the bounce of the pitch more often to trouble the Aussie batters.

He told Star Sports, "India, when they do get a chance to bowl, they need to rely on hovering in that fourth, fifth stump line a bit more. And most importantly, they need to use their bounce.

"It's a key arsenal as part of a fast bowling unit in Brisbane. The red ball will definitely be more familiar in terms of Test match cricket. Australia have the running with the pink ball, they won so much with it."

The famed Indian batting lineup never looked comfortable in front of the Aussie pace trio and Hayden said the Indian batters need to spend more time at the crease.

“India must bat better, they must bat for time. They must bat a day of Test match cricket. Under a day, unacceptable. Has to be in that 350 zone,

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