David Saker, who played a key role in England's breakthrough Test series win in India, has implored Australia to take the emotion out of their crunch clash in Ranchi.
Saker was England's bowling coach in 2012, when the visitors inflicted India's first Test series loss at home since Australia's triumph in 2004.
The Victorian is now working as Darren Lehmann's right-hand man.
With the current series level at 1-1, Saker noted it was important Australia keep their cool in the third Test that starts on Thursday.
It was something that didn't happen in Bangalore, where Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Steve O'Keefe and Matt Renshaw were involved in heated confrontations.
Relations between the sides have frayed further in the ensuing days, with their respective cricket boards both becoming involved in the spat.
The Intentional Cricket Council's decision to clear all 22 players involved in the spiteful second Test shocked both camps.
It has led to predictions of an even more confrontational match in Ranchi, but Saker suggested it would be a mistake for the visitors to try to match fire with fire.
"The thing is just trying to play the game and not get too emotionally involved, because over here that can happen," Saker said.
"Obviously what's just happened in the second Test - it's easy then to get emotionally involved in the game.
"You have to take it back to just winning the next contest."
However, even Saker struggled to hide his feelings about Virat Kohli's allegations of systematic cheating. Kohli claimed the opposition were illegally looking to their changeroom for advice on reviews throughout the match.
"It's really offensive. Probably the worst thing you can be called is cheats," Saker said.
"We have never done something like that and never will. We will rub it off get on to Ranchi and try and win.
"It could be a ploy from him, but it's just the way that whole game went. It was knife-edge stuff."
Peter Handscomb, who told Smith to look to Australia's changeroom for advice while mulling whether to review a critical lbw decision, poured cold water on the idea that all hell could break loose in Ranchi.
"It's going to be fine," Handscomb said.
"We just go about our business, we're not trying to get into a verbal stoush out there and if that's what they need to do to get themselves up for the competition then that's perfectly fine.
"They're well within their rights to."
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