Australian captain Michael Clarke says his team's on-the-rise pace battery, which brought a formidable Indian batting line-up to its knees, will truly be considered intimidating after it performs on foreign pitches.

"We think there's a lot of good stock still waiting to get an opportunity, which is very positive for Australian cricket.

"You travel all around the world and play in completely different conditions. It's now going to be a good test to see how we go when we play overseas," he added.

Meanwhile, Clarke has anointed Peter Forrest as a future Test player.

Forrest was poised to make his international debut for Australia in Perth. He eventually did not but Clarke is already talking up the in-form Queenslander's chances in the longer format of the game.

The 26-year-old right-hander has plundered 581 runs at 58.1 in six Sheffield Shield matches this season after making the move north from New South Wales at the start of the summer.

The Herald Sun quoted Clarke, as saying of Forrest: "I think he's a very gifted player, he's a good fielder and very good player, not just in One-day cricket, but I think he's got the potential to play Test cricket as well in the future."

Clarke added: "He's got a very good technique, he's a very good top-order batsman and I think he can play a big part in Australian cricket going forward.

It's good that Foz is around the group. It gives him a great opportunity to see what it's like around the Australian change rooms and how we go about our work in training and things like that."