Paceman Peter Siddle expects spinner Nathan Lyon to bowl Australia to a 4-0 series sweep over India on a wearing Adelaide Oval pitch.
Australia resume on day four of the fourth Test at 3 for 50 in their second innings, a lead of 382 runs over the struggling Indians.
Siddle, who took 5 for 49 as India were bowled out for 272 on Thursday, believes Lyon will be the trump card as Australia press for victory.
"There was a couple of balls that went up-and-down... hopefully it (the pitch) deteriorates a little bit more," Siddle said.
"Hopefully we can bat the next 30 or 40 overs in the morning, if we can bat that time, and see where we go from there.
"It always gets hard here the fourth and fifth days, it's tough to bat on.
"There is starting to be a bit of turn, so I think Nathan Lyon is definitely going to come into the game massively in their second innings.
"Hopefully we can support him well and get the job done."
Australia opted not to make India follow-on after Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus (3-62) scuttled the tourists in their first innings.
Siddle said that decision was easy, given Adelaide Oval's history of being difficult to bat on late in a game.
"The Adelaide wicket is one you don't want to be batting on last, so we didn't think too much about that," he said of the follow-on.
"It was just a matter of batting for a bit of time but also trying to get some runs and bat them out of the game."
But Indian centurion Virat Kholi believes his team can still make a real game of the final Test if it can capture early wickets today.
"Last time around as well Australia in the Adelaide Test, they scored 400 on the first day and we chased [that] down in the fourth innings, the ball is turning square now and with Ashwin bowling, well you never know," he said.
AAP/ABC
Tags: cricket, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia First posted January 27, 2012 08:43:48
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