'We'll assess': Aussies considering Test debut for Josh Inglis as pressure heats up on Marnus Labuschagne

Australia coach Andrew McDonald hasn't ruled out a Test debut for Josh Inglis after the horror performance from his side's batting lineup against India.

The Aussies were dismantled by a quality Indian bowling lineup, with the top four of Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith all struggling.

Inglis was part of the squad for Australia after impressing in Sheffield Shield and has yet to make his Test debut despite being a regular fixture in the T20I and ODI squads.

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The wicket-keeper batter could come into calculations for the next Test in Adelaide.

"We'll assess that as we go along," McDonald told media after the Perth Test after confirming the same squad would be assembled in Adelaide.

Labuschagne is facing pressure, having not scored a century since July 2023.

In the first innings, Labuschagne could only muster two runs from 52 balls before he was trapped, lbw leaving a ball for three in the second innings.

Despite his batter's struggles, McDonald backed him to turn it around.

"We look at the way he plays and when he's at his best and when we've seen him at his best he's shown great intent at the crease so that's an ongoing discussion," he said.

"That ebbs and flows in players' careers, at the moment he's in one of those patches and no doubt he'll be getting critiqued externally but internally we're really confident that at his best he's the player we need."