Smith hasn't met with his wife Dani Willis in four months due to being part of biosecurity bubbles in various tournaments and will have to wait longer due to COVID-19.
The Australian head coach says he would have to be very courageous to change a team that won so convincingly in Adelaide.
Hogg opined that the youngster's technique is better suited for the number four or five spot.
India were bundled out for their lowest-ever Test score of 36 in their second innings at Adelaide Oval as Australia claimed an eight-wicket win in the first pink-ball Test to take a 1-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
Kohli left home to be with his wife and Bollywood actor, Anushka Sharma, for the birth of their first child.
Cricket Australia (CA) was put on high alert earlier this month after an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in the northern beaches in Sydney, which is scheduled to host the third Test from January 7.
More than the leadership responsibility, Rahane will also be replacing Kohli the batsman, and latter responsibility has been a major issue with him over the last few years.
With four days to go before the second Test begins at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, here are some of the areas that the Indian team management might look for changes
India lost the opener in Adelaide following a horrifying collapse that saw the visitors succumb to 36 for nine in the second innings on day 3, their lowest ever Test total.
Rohit Sharma is currently locked in a hard quarantine in a two-room apartment in Sydney.
Jadeja, who suffered a concussion during the first T20 international, also sustained a hamstring injury which ruled him out of the first Test.
Feels Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami absences have done irreparable damage to India's series-winning ambitions.
The legendary cricketer suggests KL Rahul as the opener instead of Prithvi Shaw; Shubman Gill in the lower middle-order.
Chappell rejected the idea of banning bouncer delivery altogether after recent India vs Australia was marked by a series of blows to the head and concussion-related substitutes.
Oz opener Joe Burns warns they are the best team in the world and are capable of winning at any venue as they did in Adelaide two days ago.
Following a horrendous batting show against Australia in the first Test, where defensive frailties were exposed, Dravid coming to the team's aid in Australia could be the morale boost the squad needs.
The player of the match medal for the upcoming second Test between India and Australia will honour pioneering Australian aboriginal player Johnny Mullagh.
Burns shows confidence in the Australian team saying they are currently the best team in the world.
The Indian attack had impressively reduced Australia to 111 for 7 on day 2 before Paine single-handedly carried the home team to add 80 more runs to the board, batting with the tail for 18.4 overs more which reduced the first innings gap to 53.
Burns gives a tongue-in-cheek reply when asked what advice will he give to struggling Indian opener Prithvi Shaw.
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