Australia's wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey expressed confidence in their batting unit's preparation for facing India's premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

For all the folklore surrounding the pink ball and its mystical capacity to swing and seam around when floodlights are blazing, Alex Carey sees a much more pragmatic truth.

With noses bloodied and pride stung from the pounding in Perth, Australia will look to hit back with the pink ball in the second test against India at Adelaide Oval as the tourists welcome back returning skipper Rohit Sharma.