Australia were "back to their best" in the second Test against India as they sealed a dominant 10-wicket win in Adelaide, so says Pat Cummins.

Australia were 1-0 down in the Border-Gavaskar series following a heavy 295-run defeat from the first Test in Perth.

But Cummins' side were in control from the very first ball, when Mitchell Starc, who took 6-48 in the first innings, dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal, and they never looked back, wrapping up the victory within three days.

The Australian captain took a five-for in India's second innings, and belies his side returned to their level which saw them crowned ICC World Test champions last year.

He said: "This week we were back to our best, the team I remember and how we want to play our cricket so it's really satisfying.

"I was pretty pumped up. Probably felt like some big wickets in the context of the match.

"Especially the pink ball, it feels like the margins have been quite small so maybe just pretty excited – more so than normal."

Cummins also reserved special praise for Travis Head, whose magnificent innings of 140 helped take the game out of reach for India.

"The game could have gone either way when Travis went out to bat but he shifted the momentum," he said.

"The ball does a bit more under lights but the big thing was getting a big lead."

Head hailed his captain for creating an environment which allowed him to perform.

He said: "It was nice to get some runs again. I felt like I was in good form.

"Pat gives me great confidence and I felt it was a great opportunity against the second new ball, so I tried to get as many as I could, and I managed to get the ball rolling."

The five-match series resumes on December 14 in Brisbane.