INDIA proved it will have some firepower of its own with paceman Varun Aaron sizzling on the opening day of the tour match against a Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide. Aaron (3/72) was touching speeds of 145km/h and rushing the CA XI, who folded for 219 on Monday. Bhuvi Kumar (2/32) also offered a taste of the swing magic that confounded England this northern summer. Aggressive Murali Vijay (32) and Cheteshwar Pujara (13) will resume India's riposte at 1/55 today, trailing CA by 164 runs. Josh Lalor (1/21) claimed Shikhar Dhawan (10) before stumps. CA XI top scorer Ryan Carters (58) said Aaron was tailor-made for the bouncy confines of first Test venue the Gabba. He bowled some pretty quick bumpers. He did a little bit of damage to our middle order," said Carters, warning Mitch Johnson will have a rival spearhead in Brisbane. On a fast wicket at the Gabba he could be a handful, you could expect some short stuff. With West Indies great Andy Roberts as his inspiration, Aaron is a rare specimen in Indian cricket, breaking the 150km/h barrier in 2011 during a domestic clash. A combination with towering Ishant Sharma and Kumar at the Gabba could pose problems for an unsettled Australian batting line-up. He was hitting the bat hard, making us fight for our runs. He is one of the quicker bowlers around and certainly this wicket was good for the quicks," said Kumar. Kumar took 19 wickets at 26 during India's 3-1 loss to England and remains a quality force, said Carters. "Kumar is a very clever bowler with his wrists and is going to be challenging when he gets it around off-stump," said Carters. South Australian Kelvin Smith (40) was Kumar's second victim after picking up opener Matthew Short (0) to the first ball of the day. "We had a couple of partnerships and Kelvin batted well," said Carters. Keeper batsman Seb Gotch succumbed to a virus allowing Harry Nielsen, son of former Australian coach Tim, to take the field. Nielsen excelled with an unconquered 43 (40 balls) and was accomplished behind the stumps. "I am sure he will be smiling at what became of his day after he was going to go to work and ended up playing against India," said Carters of Nielsen. He played well with the bat and did a nice job with the gloves at the end, too.