However, captain Pat Cummins has prompted a shift from results to resilience as the hosts assess potential options for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
“As for the rest of the series, we’ll see,” the Australia Test skipper told the reporters with respect to his availability for the remainder of the series.
“We had a pretty aggressive build-up knowing that there’s an Ashes [series] there to be won, and we thought that was worth it.
“I doubt I’ll be playing Melbourne, and then we’ll have a chat about Sydney,” said Cummins.
This was the pacer’s first outing since the series against West Indies in July.
After a back injury nearly derailed his return during the Ashes, the pacer looked at ease on his international return as he picked three wickets in each innings with figures of 3/69 and 3/48.
With Nathan Lyon seemingly picking up a hamstring injury and Cummins focusing on his fitness, the home side could be seeing up to three changes for the next Test in Melbourne as star batter, Steve Smith still recovers from the illness that kept him out of the Adelaide Test.