Day one of the second Test at Perth’s new Optus Stadium witnessed a crowd of 20,746 with the figure slipping below the mark on the second day.
The Indian pace trio Bumhrah, Sharma, Shami played a vital role in the first Test at Adelaide, claiming 14 of the 20 wickets amongst themselves.
Keeping with tradition at the good old WACA, a raging quick wicket has been laid for this inaugural five-day game.
Indications are that it will be as pacy and full of bounce as the WACA was at its pomp.
Harris, who faced Mitchell Starc in the nets, backed the under-firing pacer to bounce back in Perth.
Innings of 28 and 46 and five wickets earned Irfan Pathan the Man-of-the-Match award.
Western Australia will host New South Wales (NSW) in their first ever Sheffield Shield match this week and it will be interesting how the deck will behave.
The new 60,000-capacity stadium will host a sold-out ODI between Australia and England on January 28.
While English players are finding a way to dig axe on their foot in the ongoing Ashes, the Australians are in a happy zone.
Cricket Australia Chief Executive James Sutherland said that they had been hoping that the 60,000-seat venue in Burswood would be ready to host the December 14-18 match, but construction delays had ruled out the same.