Australian captain Michael Clarke has rejected suggestions that the final one-day international against India is not important.
The visitors have no chance to win the series and just 12 fit players and with a busy home summer just around the corner, many would forgive the Australians for not making Sunday's clash in Goa a priority.
But Clarke is adamant the tourists will be taking the match seriously leading into their next ODI series against Sri Lanka starting next month.
"Tomorrow is an important game for us. Obviously all the guys would like to have a win to draw this series," Clarke said.
"It's been a tough tour results wise, we haven't really got the results we would like in the one one-day match and the Test series. It is an important game for us and we are looking forward to it."
Inclement weather is again threatening to cause havoc as it has for much of the series, but Clarke is hopeful that the rain will cease as the players grow tired of staying indoors.
"We are all very excited about getting outside. We all want to play. Yesterday's training was a good run around for the guys," said Clarke.
Despite posting an imposing total of 289-3 in the second match of the series, Australia were unable to defend their total and Clarke said the team are keen to bounce back from the disappointing defeat.
"We are disappointed we didn't win the other night, we thought we played pretty well," Clarke said.
"(There is) obviously some room for improvement, no doubt. Hopefully we will take it into the game tomorrow."
On a personal note, Clarke was delighted to score a century in Visakhapatnam as he recovered from a hugely disappointing Test series, where he scored just 35 runs in two tests at an average of less than nine.
"My performances in the Test series weren't anywhere near as good as I would have liked. I was very disappointed with my own personal performances but it was very satisfying to make 100 the other night," he said.
"I've been working pretty hard in the nets on my batting and I just couldn't find a way to make runs unfortunately throughout the Test series. But it was great to turn it around."