The series will see the current FIH Hockey Pro League leaders Australia, take on the winners of the inaugural FIH Hockey Nations Cup India, in a three-match series
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have terrified the Australian batsmen with their spin while Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have been in bad slumps of form. The third Test will pose a do-or-die scenario for Team Australia as they try to salvage a victory from this series.
Healy missed Australia's decisive six-wicket victory over South Africa on Saturday in Gqeberha due to a quad injury, however, team management described it as merely minor.
Peter Handscomb was given the opportunity to play in his first Test match since 2019 thanks to Head's omission, and the right-hander looked strong upon his comeback with a valiant 31 batting at number six.
The pair had another reason to rejoice at the end of the year after an exceptional season in which they won the Australian Open doubles title and made their debut at the Nitto ATP Finals.