Captain Pat Cummins' five-wicket haul demolishes India to secure second Test victory

Australia has levelled the playing field in the Border-Gavaskar trophy, taking a 10-wicket win over India in the second Test on Sunday.

It look just over two days for the host nation to demolish India, with Pat Cummins five wicket haul in the second innings defining the victory.

Nathan McSweeney and Usman Khawaja took just more than three overs to chase India's lead of 18 runs, to confirm the win.

AS IT HAPPENED: Australia vs India second Test, day three

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"Australia fought back well, led by Mitchell Starc, Travis Head with the back and Pat Cummins today," David Warner said on Fox.

"Australia, they have stood tall, they have supported their captain, who has led from the front."

And lead from the front he did.

Australia's fast bowlers dominated from the first ball on day one, as Starc went on to take eight, including a six-wicket haul on the first night.

Scott Boland, who replaced injured fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, also stood tall, taking 2-54 and 3-51 across his two stints at the crease.

Travis Head was named player of the match after his century in front of his home crowd.

"It's a good dressing room to be in, it's a tight one, despite some people suggesting otherwise," he said on Fox post match.

"Pat (Cummins) gives me great confidence to see the game and play the game as I want to."

Cummins admitted the side left the Perth disaster in Perth.

"That was a great week. Knew we were far away from the team we wanted to be in Perth," Cummins said.

"There's never that much noise within the group, we know what a good unit we are."

Australia will now have a few days rest before heading to the Gabba to kick off the third Test on Saturday.