Chennai: Jalaj Saxena and Rakesh Dhurv had a last laugh against the Aussies on Monday when they ended up with four and five wickets respectively and Australia were forced to follow on in the second session of the final day’s play.

Off-spinner Jalaj Saxena who was very happy with his effort that he made in his bowling on Monday said they put Australia "under some serious pressure" and the visitors would go into the first Test with "low confidence".

"I think that we played well as a unit and we gave our best shot and we executed the plan very well to put the Australians under as much pressure so that they go into the Test series with very low confidence," said Saxena, who shared 11 wickets along with Dhruv on Monday.

Saxena said, “It was a great opportunity to play one of the best teams of the world. I wish that I get some more chance to play for India A. For the last two years, the India A team has been going on foreign tours too, so that's a good thing for us," he said.

The Madhya Pradesh bowler stressed on the importance of a good stock ball and said he was also working on his variation. "I believe that your stock ball has to be your most effective ball. If I have wicket-taking ability with my stock ball, which is the off-spinner, then my variations will be more useful," Saxena said.

"If I don't have a good off-spin, then the variations won't help. I am working on my variations and learning new things, but the focus is to ensure the stock ball remains my best delivery."

Saxena and Dhruv's brilliant bowling spells helped India A to dismiss the Australians for 235 in the first innings and leave them at 195-3 in their second innings on Monday. Left-arm spinner Dhruv said, “Their efforts lay bare Australia's defensive lapses and poor execution to spin bowling.”

"As far as their batting is concerned, they don't play spinners too well, which gave us the chance to rush through their defence and also the wicket was a slow turner which added woes for them. Their core problem lies in their defence. They also, at times, failed to judge the speed of the deliveries," he said.

"It's not like our intensity was less. That's why we asked them to follow-on. We wanted to wrap up the game. But they applied themselves really well in the second innings. They were obviously trying to save the game and didn't attack us as much as they did in the first innings. They went into a defensive mode once Watson was run out.”

The veteran Ranji player from Gujarat said, “If India can go 1-0 up then it will be difficult for the Australians to comeback in the four-Test match series,” which starts on Friday.

"Everything depends on how the Indian team play in the first few matches. If India win the first couple of Test matches, then Australia will be done and dusted for the rest of the tour. Let's see how things go when the Test series starts," Dhruv said.

Asked about his career, Dhruv said: "Can't say about our careers because that depends on the selectors. I can say that both of us are high on confidence now. This game has added to our confidence, it makes us believe that we can do even better. I was there at NCA, the first batch, in 2000 and later in 2008. I think whenever you perform, it's the right time. It's never too late if you are fit."

Asked how was it bowling with Dhruv at the middle, Saxena said: "We shared a lot during our spells. We were discussing our speeds. We exchanged a lot of thoughts among ourselves."