Legendary Adam Gilchrist has advised the beleaguered Australian batters to stay longer at the crease and nullify the threat posed by the Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian bowling attack in the pink-ball second Test here.
The swashbuckling former keeper-batter also backed the out-of-form Marnus Labuschagne to regain form.
When Bumrah literally scythed through the Australian batting line-up taking eight wickets including a five-for in the first innings at Perth, Gilchrist told the hosts to "weather the storm".
In the series opener, the two mainstays of the Australian batting failed to deliver, which did not do much to help the team's cause.
"Marnus had the onus to do that (stay at crease) and tried at good effect to nullify 50-odd deliveries. So, if you face an average of 50 deliveries every Test innings, you're probably going to be on the right side of the ledger more than you're on the wrong side of it," Gilchrist was quoted as saying by Nine's Wide World of Sports.
"He just couldn't find a way to score and maybe that's what (the Australians) as a collective will look to try and do.
"It will bring with it risk, for sure, but it is a risk for reward."
Queenslander Labuschagne has not had a great few months for runs and now faces an enormous pressure to retain his position in the side.
Gilchrist was of the opinion that poor run of form was largely the result of conditions and quality of bowlers, though he didn't perceive it as a technical problem.
"I'm sure the people around him are already doing that but he needs to be reminded that he is a class act," said Gilchrist of Labuschagne.
"He's got a game that has been able to tolerate and withstand everything that the cricketing world has presented, and he's dominated for a number of years."
The former star added, "Most players that have played long enough will have been in this situation at some point in time and it's about not letting any self-doubt creep in and understanding you don't lose that skill — you don't lose that edge — (and) certainly not in a short space of time."
Gilchrist urged Labuschagne to "trust your training, get out there, see the ball and play it".
The second Test, a day/night affair, will begin on Friday at Adelaide Oval.
India lead the five-match series following their 295-run victory in the opener at Perth last week.
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