Gilchrist surprised by Nagpur wicket

The green tinge on the wicket for the third Test has pleasantly surprised the Australians but their captain is not "jumping and cheering" as yet.

The green tinge on the wicket prepared for the third Test has pleasantly surprised the Australians but stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist is not "jumping and cheering" as yet and would rather wait to see how it behaves actually.

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"It looks like an Australian wicket which is a bit of a surprise. But it's difficult to judge what it's going to do. We are not jumping and cheering. We don't know how it's going to play," Gilchrist told reporters on Monday.

"We will have to make adjustments in our game plan as we have come here expecting traditional sub-continent wickets," the flamboyant left-hander said.

Asked to comment on news reports that the Indians had sought the grass covering on the pitch to be shaved off, Gilchrist said he would not be surprised if the reports were true.

"It's not a surprise to hear this news if it's true as Indians like to have dusty, spinning wickets. Their whole game is based around that.

"In Australia we like fast and bouncy tracks, but I am not sure we came across those in the last summer (during India's visit Down Under). I guess you are disappointed if you lose a little bit of home uniqueness," he said.

The wicketkeeper-batsman said though the Aussies held the 1-0 advantage in the series, it could dissipate easily in these conditions and his team was aware of this.