Melbourne, Australia's formidable bowling attack of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon "can get the job done" against "red-hot" India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year, head coach believes of Pakistan Test team Jason Gillespie.
Since 2014-15, Australia have failed to clinch the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and India have won four consecutive series, including historic triumphs Down Under in 2018-19 and 2020-21.
But Gillespie, who claimed 259 wickets in 71 Tests, believes Australian bowlers can reverse the trend.
"I will support them and I am sure they can do the job," the former Australian pacer told 'Fox Sports'.
"They are the best bowlers in the country. Their records speak for themselves. This quartet, including Nathon Lyon, is the best possible bowling attack Australia can field on the park," he added.
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team has not lost a series in the current WTC cycle, with India defeating the West Indies (away) and England (home) and holding South Africa (away) to a draw.
However, Gillespie is confident Australia can beat the visitors.
"They are red hot, they are playing good Test cricket for a while now. Even though they have beaten Australia in recent times, I think Australia has a chance to beat India this time," he said.
The series, which is part of the World Test Championship, will begin on November 22 in Perth.
It is also the first time since 1991-92 that India and Australia will play five Tests for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Following the retirement of David Warner, Steve Smith had stepped up to fill the void in the opening role, but did not fare well, averaging just 28.50 in four Tests with just one fifty to his name.
Gillespie said he would expect Smith to return to the coveted No. 4 slot, where the batsman is 34 runs short of completing 6,000 runs in Tests.
"Players like David Warner are quite difficult to replace. I didn't mind the idea of Steve Smith moving up the order. I have a feeling he could move back into the middle order to bat at 4," added Gillespie.
The finalists of the last WTC cycle, India and Australia, occupy the top two places in the current points table, with the winner of the inaugural edition, New Zealand, in third place.
Since 2014-15, Australia have failed to clinch the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and India have won four consecutive series, including historic triumphs Down Under in 2018-19 and 2020-21.
But Gillespie, who claimed 259 wickets in 71 Tests, believes Australian bowlers can reverse the trend.
"I will support them and I am sure they can do the job," the former Australian pacer told 'Fox Sports'.
"They are the best bowlers in the country. Their records speak for themselves. This quartet, including Nathon Lyon, is the best possible bowling attack Australia can field on the park," he added.
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team has not lost a series in the current WTC cycle, with India defeating the West Indies (away) and England (home) and holding South Africa (away) to a draw.
However, Gillespie is confident Australia can beat the visitors.
"They are red hot, they are playing good Test cricket for a while now. Even though they have beaten Australia in recent times, I think Australia has a chance to beat India this time," he said.
The series, which is part of the World Test Championship, will begin on November 22 in Perth.
It is also the first time since 1991-92 that India and Australia will play five Tests for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Following the retirement of David Warner, Steve Smith had stepped up to fill the void in the opening role, but did not fare well, averaging just 28.50 in four Tests with just one fifty to his name.
Gillespie said he would expect Smith to return to the coveted No. 4 slot, where the batsman is 34 runs short of completing 6,000 runs in Tests.
"Players like David Warner are quite difficult to replace. I didn't mind the idea of Steve Smith moving up the order. I have a feeling he could move back into the middle order to bat at 4," added Gillespie.
The finalists of the last WTC cycle, India and Australia, occupy the top two places in the current points table, with the winner of the inaugural edition, New Zealand, in third place.