Australian skipper Steve Smith says the nation's traditional grounds have let its bowlers down and presented them with a batsman's paradise throughout the side's dominant summer.
Almost 2500 combined runs have been plundered between Australia and India through four games in their one-day series, with one more to be played in Sydney on Saturday.
Furthermore, in six Test matches against New Zealand and West Indies, totals surpassing 500 were reached five times.
Smith, who has amassed a whopping 1,426 runs off his own bat since December, said there wasn't enough of a balance between bat and ball in all formats of the game.
"It'd be nice if the wickets that traditionally have a little bit more pace and bounce in them, the WACA and Gabba, were able to bring back those characteristics," Smith said.
"I've been a little bit disappointed with the way they've played throughout the whole summer in the two Test matches against New Zealand on those respective pitches.
"The wickets didn't have a great deal of pace and bounce to them which we naturally see. It'd be great if that was brought back. I think that'll make it a little bit more even between bat and ball."
One-day opener Aaron Finch, who scored a century in Wednesday night's one-day win over India in Canberra, also wanted to see more of a contest at the crease, but queried whether the fans thought likewise.
"People want to see runs," he said.
"Would you still get the same amount of people coming through the gate if it was 150-all out played 6-150 in a run chase? I don't know.
"It's nice to have a game like that every now and then, but I don't mind seeing the ball around and bowlers under the pump quite a bit."
The nation's Twenty20 captain suggested the rise in drop-in pitches was also a factor.
"You would like to see the grounds have their old characteristics of pace and bounce at the WACA, seam and pace in the wicket at the Gabba, and turn at the SCG," he said.
"It would be great to see that, but with the amount of drop-in wickets being put in around the country, it makes for a tough job for curators."
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