Australia pacemen Josh Hazlewood and James Pattinson are predicting West Indies will come out with a point to prove on Boxing Day.
The new-ball duo are also expecting the MCG pitch will offer them few favours, as the West Indies look to square up the three-Test series.
Australia could hardly have been more clinical in the first Test.
Steve Smith enforced the follow-on as his side won by an innings and 212 runs at Hobart.
Pattinson tipped the embarrassed tourists would be desperate to make amends.
"They'll definitely have a point to prove after their disappointing result in the first game," Pattinson said.
"They'll come out really hard.
"All we can do is prepare, play the way we have been playing and hopefully everything goes according to plan."
Hazlewood put the heat on the opposition's pacemen, admitting he was surprised by how ineffectual they were in the first Test.
"That was disappointing. Jerome Taylor and Kemar Roach are pretty good bowlers," Hazlewood said.
"They've had great success in the past against us and other teams.
"That's one area they'll improve a lot on: their opening bowlers."
"They'll be better."
Pattinson suggested Australia's bowlers will need to work hard on a docile MCG deck.
"Playing the first two (Shield) games on here it's been quite a flat wicket," he said.
"It'll be no different here. It'll be quite flat.
"There'll probably be maybe a little bit in it early on, then it usually flattens out to be a good track."
Hazlewood agreed, terming it a "batter-friendly" strip.
"Maybe a little bit (of assistance) for the first day, especially with a bit of overcast conditions," he said.
"It's going to be a pretty good wicket."
West Indies skipper Jason Holder remained optimistic his side would put up a fight in Melbourne, despite the many areas of concern emanating from their sloppy performance in Hobart.
"I'm always upbeat. I think we're just one good performance from turning things around," Holder said.
"That's the way we have to look at it.
"We can't be negative all the time, we just have to find ways to pick ourselves up.
"We're just one good day from a turnaround."
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