After the Sydney Test, the Indians must be asking what is required to stop the Aussie parade.

The world record of consecutive wins established by Steve Waugh's Australians will surely be broken in Perth - the Indians would do well to contest this Test in the same spirit as Sydney rather than lose sleep on the surface that will be prepared.

Perth has an interesting history. The Indians drew the series last time they were in Australia, and when the itinerary was drawn up for this series, Perth was supposedly the first one listed by the Aussie board. From the Indian perspective, it is important that they don't lose the battle in their minds. They have gained ground by coming back from the humiliating loss at Melbourne.

'Yuvraj Singh has he been linked with Bollywood superstar Dipika Padukone, which has made his visits to the crease so brief'

It looks like Yuvraj Singh will be rested; his personal life is compromising his cricket. During the World Cup in the West Indies, it was rumoured that he split with his girlfriend Kim. Now he is linked with Bollywood superstar Dipika Padukone, which has made his visits to the crease so brief.

Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan might get a chance, while Wasim Jaffer might miss out even though he scored a 50 in the warm-up match. He doesn't seem to be the confident batsman who did well in the Pakistan series.

Irfan can provide good backup in the batting department while bolstering the bowling attack. Harbhajan Singh might play on what is predicted to be the fastest pitch in the world, as the bounce typically helps his style of bowling. Ishant Sharma has been improving every game and his bowling is similar to Javagal Srinath in the 1991-92 series.