Loss to Sri Lanka in 2nd Test has plenty of learnings for series in India: Cummins

Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins believes the lessons learnt in his team's innings defeat to Sri Lanka in the second Test at Galle were huge, and would help the side in its gruelling away campaign against India next year.

Australia will tour India in 2023 where they will play four Tests, as part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in February-March.

Cummins' side after steamrolling Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the opening Test at Galle, suffered a shock second innings collapse in the second Test to lose by an innings and 39 runs as the series ended 1-1.

Cummins indicated the loss, while being a setback, had in fact enhanced the team's chances of winning in India. This was Cummins' first loss in his 10-match Test captaincy tenure.

"We turned up knowing it's a tough place to win series and games over here (in Sri Lanka)," Cummins was quoted as saying in The Sydney Morning Herald.

"So to come away with a series draw -- the same team that won last week -- we grinded it out in Pakistan to come through with a series win (1-0).

"It might be a reality check that it's tough playing away from home in different conditions to what we've grown up playing in. And (it) makes for more learning than after a win. I think half our batting lineup and half our bowling lineup hasn't played a lot over here in the subcontinent.