The West Australian is yet to play a Test in India but has made two centuries from three Tests in Sri Lanka, including a 130 in August, with a princely average of 78.6. Marsh is also no stranger to the tracks in India, where he has played plenty of cricket in the Indian Premier League.

While Renshaw is renowned for his good temperament and discipline, he can also score quickly, which will be important as the best time to bat in India is against the new ball before the spinners take over.

Renshaw would be extremely stiff not to play the first Test against India, let alone miss the tour entirely, after a career-best 184, though there is a recent precedent. Marsh was left out of the Boxing Day Test after he made 182 to accommodate Usman Khawaja, who was returning from injury.

"It's a case of what's the best line-up to win in India and compete. At the moment you would say he would play but we have to sum up what the conditions are like, what the pitches will be like, how we'll play, how we'll play everyone in the XI to give us a chance to take 20 wickets," Lehmann said after Australia sealed a 3-0 clean sweep.

"Whatever the side will be will be but we won't know until we get there."