Australia vs India 2018-19: 3 things India should change to ensure that they go 2-0 up at Perth

#2. Vijay's form, and Rohit's shot selection

Murali Vijay was dropped midway through the Test series against England. He made a comeback into the side after playing well in the county season, and other domestic matches. He even scored a quick century in the practice match against Cricket Australia XI, owing to which he got a place in the playing XI for the first Test.

However, another reason for his inclusion into the team was the injury to young opener Prithvi Shaw.

Vijay could not perform well in the first test.

Ideally, after scoring runs in Australia in the practice match and having got an opportunity to get back as a permanent opener in the playing XI of the Indian Test side, Vijay should have made full use of his lifeline. But he failed to do so, scoring a total of just 16 runs in the match.

This will only increase the questions on his form and inclusion into the side. Again, due to Shaw's injury, Vijay will likely play in the second Test as well, and will have to score big to cement his place.

Rohit Sharma needs to spend some time to get into the Test batting groove

Another comeback man was Rohit Sharma. He was a part of the Test team which toured South Africa, but he did not perform according to his potential and was dropped. However, on the back of his ongoing form in the limited overs formats, he got selected for the first Test against Australia.

Rohit came in at No. 6 and scored a decent 37 runs in the first innings. He hit three big sixes, before playing an absolutely needless shot off Nathan Lyon and getting caught in the deep.

The second outing in the match did not last long and he got out for just 1 run.

Rohit urgently needs to improve on his shot selection, and needs to adapt to the Test match batting style. For a player of his caliber, he needs to spend a lot more time in the middle, after which he will automatically start scoring.

Vijay's form and Rohit shot selection - both have the same solution which is to spend some time in the middle, without thinking about the runs scored.