The face-off is still some days away but Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has already spotted a chink in the Australian armour, saying the hosts have problems against swing bowling and his team would look to capitalise on this when the Test series starts in Melbourne on December 26.

“That they are having a batting camp is a good sign. Hopefully we know their weaknesses. We will keep that in mind going into the first Test. We will work out whatever we need to, we need to put pressure on them rather than take it on us,” Sharma said.

Australia has suffered regular batting collapses in recent past with scores like 47 (against South Africa) and 136 (against New Zealand) recorded in the last month and a half.

The worry has got to Cricket Australia and they have ordered a three-day batting camp for its batsmen, beginning at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday.

“They had some problems against swing bowling. We are putting our thoughts together. There are still 10 days before we play our Test. It’s a good time to see what they are doing and what not correctly. We can put pressure on them,” he said.

Ishant visits doc for ankle check

Amid growing concerns over his fitness, Indian pacer Ishant Sharma is learnt to have got his troublesome ankle checked by a doctor here.

The Indian camp though maintained that there was nothing serious with Ishant who walked off the field after bowling just 5.3 overs on the opening day of the first practice match against CA Chairman’s XI yesterday in the run-up to the first Test on December 26.

“There is no worry on him. He had some discomfort while bowling and he has seen a doctor. Hopefully he should be fit before the first Test,” said Rohit Sharma who scored 56 at the Manuka Oval here on Friday.