Australian captain Pat Cummins offered his perspective on the heated exchange between Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj during the pink-ball Test in Adelaide, stating that his teammate is mature enough to handle such situations independently.

Cummins’ remarks came after Australia hammered India by 10 wickets in the second Test to level the five-match series 1-1.

On Day 2 of the Adelaide Test, Head slammed 140 off 141 balls with 17 boundaries and 4 sixes, helping the hosts gain a significant 157-run lead. But the biggest talking point came when the southpaw was knocked over by Siraj's yorker.

After getting the prized scalp, Siraj burst into animated celebrations and gave a fiery send-off to Head, who wasn’t one bit pleased and had a verbal duel with the Indian pacer.

After the close of play, Head said he was disappointed with how his dismissal transpired. “I said ‘well bowled’ but he thought otherwise … when he pointed me to the sheds he got a little bit back from me,” Head told Fox Cricket.

However, Siraj refuted Head’s version of events, saying that the Australian batter lied about the send-off incident.

Cummins addressed the issue in the post-match presser and said, "Travis Head is vice-captain of the team, so he's a big boy. He can talk for himself."

"As a general rule, you normally let the boys be themselves. If you ever need to step in to intervene as captain, I would, but as I said, for our group, I've never really felt like I've needed to do that," he added.

The skipper emphasized the significance of the marquee five-match series with packed crowds at stadiums.

"It's a big series so there's a lot riding on it. The umpire stepped in pretty quickly, and that was the end of it," Cummins remarked. "To be honest, they can do whatever they want. I'm more worried about our boys. Like always, I thought our boys' behaviour was excellent this week, like it seems to be every week."

Cummins was effusive in praise of Travis Head's game-changing knock, highlighting his ability to put pressure on the opposition and take control of the game.

"When Trav walked out to the crease yesterday, that was a turning point. Every time he walks out, the game's kind of in the balance, can go one of two ways and within the space of a session or so, he really took the game out of their hands.

"He just puts the pressure right back on the opposition, hits into weird areas. Whenever he feels like there's a small opportunity, he'll up the ante and take the game away from the opposition. So, amazing. He's done it time and again for us in many different formats, he's super impressive."

The third Test is scheduled to get underway on Saturday (December 14) at the Gabba.