But Dan, this is not India!

Daniel Vettori will look skywards and pray the coin tumbles his way tomorrow as New Zealand eye a rare chance to place Australia under pressure in the first cricket test.

The toss looms as vital on a Gabba surface which has been under cover after several days of rain and will provide some seam movement, if the weather allows a start on time at 1pm (NZT).

As the sun fought its way through the cloud after another night of torrential downpours, Vettori admitted the onus was on him to call correctly to give his side a chance of belying their status as $A9.50 outsiders.