Looking to bounce back from the innings humiliation in the opening Test to India in Nagpur, Australia is deciding on whether to play a third spinner for the second Test in Delhi starting on Friday.
According to cricket.com.au writer Andrew Ramsey, left-arm orthodox spinner Matthew Kuhnemann could potentially play his first test, with coach Andrew McDonald saying the 26-year-old is a "live chance to play".
With India's spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel completely bamboozling the Australian batting lineup in Nagour, bringing in Kuhnemann to complement lead spinner Nathan Lyon and impressive debutant Todd Murphy will give Australia a new look they have never had - playing three spinners for the first time in India.
Meanwhile, McDonald is hopeful West Australian all-rounder Cameron Green will be fit to play after fracturing his finger in last year's Boxing Day Test against South Africa at the MCG.
Green isn't the only potential inclusion back into the starting XI, with veteran fast bowler Mitch Starc on track after battling a finger injury which sidelined him for the Nagpur test.
Australia can take inspiration from England, who in 2012 after losing the opening test in Ahmedabad went on to win the series 2-1 - the last time a visiting team won in Indian conditions.
With similar spinning conditions on offer in Delhi and for the two tests to come in Indore and Ahmedabad, McDonald said playing a trio of spinners isn't out of the equation.
"We'll go through our usual process and discuss," he said.
"We'll work through what the surface is, and the surface is definitely going to change from Nagpur to Delhi.
"The first Test of any series sets the scene for potential surfaces you're going encounter.
"We expect no less, albeit the soil up there is slightly different.
"It will be a different challenge, but we expect the extreme spin challenge will be there throughout the series."
With Kuhnemann's inclusion into the Australian test squad for Mitch Swepson, who returned home for the birth of his first child, McDonald is adamant the Queenslander's inclusion wasn't due to the first test rout.
"We feel as though with the balance of the squad we wanted four spinners here - two going in, two going away," he said.
"That was heavily discussed, if we needed a spinner to go the other way so Matt comes in with Mitch going home to see Jess for his first child's birth.
"So we reinforce our spin stocks with Matt Kuhnemann (and) he's a live chance to play in the next Test match.
"If we play three spinners, then we clearly want back-up here and available in the squad... that's why we've got four spinners in the squad."
The second Test between India and Australia is scheduled for Friday, February 17 at 3:00pm (AEDT) in Delhi.
