The Indian captain, however, put the tour in perspective, saying ``the series is not just about two players''.

``There are other good bowlers in the Australian side besides Shane as there are other batsmen in the Indian team besides me,'' Tendulkar told reporters.

The star batsman, in his second stint as captain, said ``there are other things in my head (than Warne) as I am sure there must be other things in his mind''.

The Indians arrived by a Malaysian Airlines flight after a six-hour stopover in Kuala Lumpur.

Tendulkar said his back was okay but added ``there is a larger responsibility on me than solely my batting.''

Looking forward to the tour engagements, which include three Test matches and a triangular One-Day International series also involving Australia and Pakistan, coach Kapil Dev said: ``I have no doubt, if the boys play to their potential, we will be a threat.''

``We have a fair bit of talent and I expect batsmen like Saurav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar to do well since they are strokemakers and these are wickets where the ball comes on to the bat,'' Kapil said.

Both Tendulkar and his coach were all praise for wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist, who hit an unbeaten 149, and with centurion Justin Langer who helped Australia to an improbable win against Pakistan in the deciding second game at Hobart.

``He appears a very wristy player.... For an Australian to be so is intersting. Such players can vary the pace and placement of their shots. I think he would be a success even on spinners' tracks back in the sub-continent,'' Kapil said.

Saying that Gilchrist packed ``a fair bit of punch in his shots, and also places them well,'' Tendulkar hoped the Aussie would not prove a problem for the Indian bowlers.

The team got down to a net session at the Gabba Cricket Ground to get a feel of the conditions for what promises to be a long and exhausting tour. It begins with a 4-day game here against Queensland starting on Friday.

Meanwhile, Australian captain Steve Waugh, on top after the extraordinary series win in Hobart -- his first at home as captain -- has his opponents sized up.

Waugh doubts the Indians' ability to be at the peak of their game for six hours at a stretch and realises he only needs to go through the top order to dismiss the rest.

The Australians, who do their homework well, know that Anil Kumble must be played down the ground in the `V', as there is no point in risking too many cross-bat shots against the leg-spinner who comes on to the bat and gives little away.

The Indians will need much more than skill, as Pakistan have learned, to tackle the pragmatic Australians on their home turf.