Pat Cummins may need to break the mould and enforce the follow on for just his second time if Australia are to take a 2-1 series lead in the third Test at the Gabba.
India went to an early stumps at 4-51 on Monday evening after spending most of day three struggling to survive in response to Australia's first-innings 445.
After day one was almost entirely washed out and seven separate rain delays broke up Monday's play, more rain is forecast for the final two days.
That could leave Australia needing to get creative in order to find a way to victory.
Australia have enforced the follow on just once during Cummins' time as captain, in a similarly rain-affected game at the SCG last year.
Outside of that, Cummins has knocked back the opportunity to do so four times, and even indicated the follow on was all but dead during a press conference in 2022.
Steve Smith has also knocked back the opportunity an additional two times, while filling in for Cummins as captain in Adelaide in 2021 and 2022.
But Brisbane looms as the most obvious opportunity, if Australia are to bowl India out for 245 or less.
Lengthy rain delays mean bowlers' workloads are naturally being managed with several breaks, while there is no time left for India to build a tricky last-innings target.
"With two days to go I think there is still plenty of time for a result," allrounder Mitch Marsh said.
"We'll see how it goes over the next two days.
"When you get sent in and make 450, it's always positive. You earn the right to attack early with the ball.
"Now it's just about how do we try and take 20 wickets. We have six more to get, and we just assess from there."
Australia, though, do believe they hold all the aces after Mitchell Starc took two wickets in first two overs on Monday to leave India 2-6 early.
Josh Hazlewood also bagged one wicket and Cummins another, with India's out-of-sorts top order struggling.
With next to no chance of losing the game, Australia can continue to search for wickets, with three of the four on Monday coming from drawing an Indian batsman's edge.
"You're comfortable being driven for boundaries to bring in those balls that are hitting the stumps," Starc told ABC radio.
"We look at some of the numbers from the Indian attack, and not many balls are hitting the stumps.
"I naturally bowl a fuller length than Josh and Pat but I think there's a conscious effort here ... to just pitch it up a bit more, bring in the drives, bring in the edge."
