Australia coach Darren lehmann is in favour of doing away with the toss, and feels that flip of the coin won't have any bearing on the result of the upcoming Test series in India.
lehmann has already expressed his reservations about the toss and feels that a visiting side should be given the option of choosing whether to bat or bowl.
"We won four tosses last time we were here and lost 4-0," lehmann said of the defeats that kickstarted a nine-Test losing streak in the sub-continent.
"You've still got to play well if you win a toss," he was quoted as saying by the Australian Associated Press (AAP).
"My views on the toss is that it should just go anyway, that's the way I've always been. Whether you're here or Australia, it doesn't matter."
The Australian coach said he is expecting friendly pitches to be prepared in the four-Test series, starting Thursday in Pune. "They produce good wickets, so looking forward to good five-day Test (pitches) that deteriorate over five days," lehmann said.
Hazlewood dismisses curator's bounce theory
Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood is not keen to believe the predictions that the pitch will offer good bounce in the series-opener, saying the bowlers will have to find other ways to get rid of Indian batsmen.
"I would be surprised if (the ball) flies around here," Hazlewood said reacting to bounce predictions by the pitch curator Pandurang Salgaoncar, who is a former fast bowler. "I think there is still a day and half for the start. We will have a good look in the morning of the game and see how it looks. Hopefully it will fly around."
Salgaoncar has said that the wicket will not have much lateral movement for the ball, but it has good bounce and the balls will fly.
"In Australia, you get good bounce most of the games. Obviously you are not going to get that here and have to look get five wickets elsewhere in other ways,” said the tall Australian seamer.