With noses bloodied and pride stung from the pounding in Perth, Australia will look to hit back with the pink ball in the second test against India at Adelaide Oval as the tourists welcome back returning skipper Rohit Sharma.

At the Adelaide Oval, the imperfect art of reading the pitch becomes even more of a punt because of the pink ball and day-night Test. The ball tends to swing more under lights and the pitch tends to quicken up later in the evening.

If the Indian team were hoping for a quiet, meaningful practice session at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday afternoon, then only half their wish came true. It was meaningful all right, but anything but quiet.