Australia coach Tim Nielsen believes the one-day series against India is the ideal stage to blood the next generation of bowlers.
It has been a tough tour so far for Nielsen's side, with a 2-0 defeat in the Test series followed by a close loss in the second one-day international in Vizag on Wednesday, after the first match in Kochi was abandoned due to rain.
But speaking ahead of the third and final one-day international in Margao on Sunday, Nielsen said there had been several positives to emerge from the trip.
"It's been good, especially for our bowling group," Nielsen said.
"We had both [fast bowler Mitchell] Starc and [fast bowler John] Hastings debut in the Vizag game."
"[Fast bowler Clint] McKay's probably only played 10 one-day internationals, [all-rounder Steven] Smith's probably only played 10 one-day internationals."
"It's been an excellent experience for our young bowling group, and it was nice to see our senior players in [Michael] Clarke, [Michael] Hussey and [Cameron] White, as the senior batters, really stand up and give us a competitive total."
"It's very positive, that's the benefit of having young, inexperienced players - they're just really excited about every opportunity they get to play for Australia," he said.
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