Josh Hazlewood is relishing the prospect of his first red-ball Test at Adelaide Oval, an occasion the paceman almost certainly would never have enjoyed if not for India's reluctance.
Hazlewood made his debut during India's previous Test tour of Australia in 2014/15.
The 27-year-old has since become one of the first players picked in Australia's XI, snaring 151 wickets at 26.84 from 40 Tests.
Adelaide Oval has proven a remarkably happy hunting ground during that stretch.
Hazlewood has captured 18 wickets at 19.44 from three Tests in South Australia, with the highlight being a career-best match haul of 9-136 in the inaugural day-night Test.
Those games have all been played under lights as per Cricket Australia's wish to make Adelaide Oval the home of day-night Test cricket.
But this year, CA was unable to convince the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to adopt the innovation.
"I don't think I've played a red-ball game here in quite a while," Hazlewood told reporters in Adelaide.
"The wicket will play pretty similar, hopefully the red ball stays harder for a touch longer and we can get that nice carry and bounce.
"The day-night Test can swing around pretty quickly (here) if you have a new ball at night, so I guess this one is going to be a bit more even over the course of the day.
"We'll see how it goes ... I'm actually looking forward to getting a red ball on this wicket. There's always a nice coverage of grass."
Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins' workloads will be carefully monitored this summer but the right-armer is confident they'll play all four Tests against India.
"Four in a month is tough going, it all depends how much you bowl during the games," vice-captain Hazlewood said.
"Maybe Adelaide and Perth will have the most in the wickets out of the four tracks. If you get a light innings here or there it pays dividends later in the summer. We're confident."
