Virat Kohli pointed to his own attack of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, saying they were "at the peak of their abilities".
Once again Starc, Josh Hazelwood and Pat Cummins will shoulder the bowling load on an expected pacey wicket, with Nathan Lyon the spin option.
Australia have announced an unchanged XI that played the series opener of the four-match series against India at Adelaide for the 2nd Test starting Friday, December 14 at the new Optus Stadium, Perth.
The visitors went 1-0 in the four-Test series after a tense, 31-run win in Adelaide earlier this week-- their first victory in Australia in a decade.
With Ravichandran Ashwin ruled out with a side strain for the 2nd Test, India have a selection dilemma at their hands heading in to the Perth Test
Also missing, as expected, will be young opener Prithvi Shaw, who was not considered for the opening Test in Adelaide after suffering ligament damage in a warm-up match.
Ashwin has a left-sided abdominal strain while Rohit jarred his lower back while fielding in the 1st Test at Adelaide
Optus Stadium will make its Test debut, and while the Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) cricket stadium across the Swan River was known for its assistance to pacers, the new stadium and the nature of the surface too has people talking.
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Umpire Nigel Long had given Pujara out twice off Nathan Lyon, but the right usage of the Decision Review System meant, the No.3 bat, continued on