Had Usman Khawaja been raised in Pakistan and played most of his cricket in the country of his birth, his ability to play spin would never have been questioned.
The chair that fielded throughout the intra-squad practice match finally made a vital contribution.
Usman Khawaja's ability to play spin will be tested against the likes of India's Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
Usman Khawaja was dropped from final two Tests of the three-Test series against Sri Lanka as Australia hobbled to a series whitewash.
Both openers from the ongoing series vs Pakistan, Usman Khawaja and David Warner, will be preparing hard for the upcoming India tour.
The 30-year-old endured a horror series in Sri Lanka last year, where Australia were humbled 0-3, resulting in Khawaja losing his place in the Test team.
Australia continued to march towards a big first-innings total in the second Test at Melbourne against Pakistan, reaching 395 for 4 at lunch on the fourth day.
Who did the third day of the second Test between Australia and Pakistan belonged to? It is a difficult call for multiple reasons.
Although the visiting side lost the opening Test by 39 runs to go 0-1 down in the series, they received a flurry of admiration for their dogged fourth innings chase.
Nathan Lyon put up a fair display with the ball, as he claimed a wicket for 29 runs, at stumps on Day Three of the first day-night test against visitors Pakistan, at Brisbane.