Australia skipper Tim Paine announced an unchanged playing XI despite losing the series opener to India and are prepared for the second Test at Perth.
In spite of scoring 151 for Western Australia, Marsh was left out of the playing XI for the Adelaide Test.
The new stadium at Perth has hosted only a couple international games, and this will be its first big game with the Indian team coming to town.
Australia endured some frustrating moments during their 31-run loss to India in first Test when a few decisions went against the hosts after reviewing the umpires calls.
Ponting believes the nature of the new-look Perth pitch will suit the Australians.
The Aussie captain singled out Cheteshwar Pujara as the difference between the two sides. The Saurashtrian scored his maiden ton on Australia soil, his 15th Test century.
After folding Australia for 235, India steadily built their lead through Rahul (44), Kohli (34) and Pujara (40*) to stitch up a 166-run lead on Day 3 of the 1st Test in Adelaide.
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Australian batsmen struggled on day two of the Adelaide Test after bowling out India for 250 early on in the second day.
India rattled the Australian batsmen with a combination of spin and pace to reduce the hosts to 191/7 on Day 2 despite Head's valiant unbeaten half-century.
India were in danger of being bowled out cheaply after reckless batting in the opening two sessions, but Pujara scored 123 runs as India reached stumps at 250 for 9.
Cheteshwar Pujara stood tall to anchor India to 250/9 on Day 1 of the 1st Test with his maiden ton in Australia as India once again succumbed to Australia's pace in Adelaide.
The basic idea was to give the youngsters a peek into how a senior player handles the media and the tough questions.
India have never won a Test series in Australia and their recent overseas record has also been poor with 1-2 loss to South Africa in February and 1-4 defeat to England in September.
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Setting the tone for the four-match Test series that gets underway on Thursday, Paine said the Australian team, still recovering from the furore of the ball-tampering scandal.
The 26-year old left-hander Marcus Harris will make his debut in Adelaide after a successful domestic season and will open the innings alongside limited overs skipper Aaron Finch.
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Australia captain Tim Paine said that his team will have a go at Virat Kohli if needed during the four-match Test series.
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