“It’s gotten really bad since he took office.
“They’re a tight group and I think the teams I played with had similar success.”
However, the world’s top-ranked Test team will need to get a lot right to beat India at home.
The toss will be crucial, Harris suggested, given India’s successful template of big batting and then finishing off teams with spin on crumbling pitches in the fourth innings.
The 43-year-old Queenslander, who has coached the Indian Premier League, said: “If India’s batsmen put 350 or 400 on the board first, you are almost in a survival position to try to save the game, which is really difficult to do.” ” league side since his brief but extraordinary 27-Test career ended in 2015.
You don’t see too many draws out there and honestly, I don’t see too many draws happening in this series.”
With Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood ruled out of at least the first Test due to injury, Harris said Scott Boland would be fit to form a two-pace attack for Nagpur alongside Cummins and two spinners Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Swepson.
Although India have plenty of bowling options in their expanded squad, they felt that the absence of injured pacer Jasprit Bumrah was a big blow for Rohit Sharma’s team.
“With his reverse swing and fast bowling, there is no doubt that he will be missed. It will be like we don’t have Pat Cummins.”
Australia are top of the World Test Championship (WTC) table ahead of second-placed India and will seal a place in the final if they can avoid a series whitewash.