Another Test, another resounding victory for the Australians. I can hear the chorus of yawns as the Australian public ready themselves for another potential whitewash. What can the Indians do to turn the series around?

I believe the first thing Anil Kumble needs to do is get on the phone and book the first possible flight to Australia for Virender Sehwag. Sure, he hasn't been able to score a run off a journeyman bowler with a dodgy knee in recent times but I believe he is the kind of player who needs a big occasion to produce his best form. And in the realm of Test cricket there is undoubtedly no bigger occasion than the opportunity to take it to the world champions in their own backyard.

Anyone who witnessed Sehwag's scintillating 195 at the MCG in 2003-4 would know where I am coming from. The man is a hurricane with bat in hand when the mood strikes. His partnerships with Akash Chopra, all stoic front-foot defence and the patience of Buddha himself, laid the platform for many fine totals.

India's captain of the time, Sourav Ganguly knew he had the 'X Factor' (albeit, a risky one) who could take the game away from you. If he failed, there were many quality batsmen to follow, in the same way Australia rely on Adam Gilchrist in the one-day game.

The question which then needs to be asked is: Do the Indian selectors no longer have faith in their much-vaunted batting line-up? By refusing to take a chance on Sehwag they have taken the safe option, and also shown the middle order that they do not have the belief in them that they once had.

It is clear that Rahul Dravid and Wasim Jaffer do not work as an opening partnership – though both technically solid and capable of long innings, neither seems capable of displaying any real aggressive intent. Instead the Australian bowlers were able to toil away without any real pressure on the scoreboard until the inevitable breakthrough came.