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.

How do conditions affect the pink ball, and why is it tricky to play? How is it different from the red Kookaburra?

India and Australia are set to lock horns at the Adelaide Oval in the pink-ball Test on December 6. For a change, the hosts are under pressure in a Test series being played at home. But their record in day-night Tests is superb.

Australia will draw confidence from their exceptional record in day-night tests and expect to rebound from their Perth setback when they face India in the second match in Adelaide, wicketkeeper Alex Carey has said.

K L Rahul has figured out that the pink Kookaburra comes at a quicker pace, hits the hands harder while fielding and picking it from the bowler's hand is pretty tricky.

At the Adelaide Oval, the imperfect art of reading the pitch becomes even more of a punt because of the pink ball and day-night Test. The ball tends to swing more under lights and the pitch tends to quicken up later in the evening.

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.

If the Indian team were hoping for a quiet, meaningful practice session at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday afternoon, then only half their wish came true. It was meaningful all right, but anything but quiet.