Fast bowler Brett Lee is comfortable with the prospect of leading the Australia bowling attack on their tour of India.

The Australians arrived in India for the Border-Gavaskar series on Monday and flew straight to Jaipur where they will train for a week before leaving for a four-day warm-up game in Hyderabad starting on October 2.

Australia won on their last visit to India in 2004, but several of the players from that team such as Glenn McGrath, Damien Martyn, Justin Langer, Jason Gillespie, Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist - have since retired.

Lee suggested that he, as the senior bowler in the side, would now be called upon to lead the way.

"The spinners in the team have no experience of playing on the subcontinent," he said.

"There is a lot of pressure on me to do well, and this is a challenge considering that Indian pitches are not conducive to fast bowling.

"This is the start of a new era in Australian cricket.

"Over the past two decades, we have done our job well and will look to continue the same.

"With the likes of Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist not around and young spinners coming in, it will be huge challenge to perform well.

"However, though there is pressure on us, we are looking forward to the series."

The last series between the teams was riddled with controversy with the Indians even threatening to return home midway through the tour Down Under.

And although Lee expects the Test series to be keenly fought, he is hoping there will be no repeat of the incidents which marred their last meeting.

"The Indian series will be a tough challenge, but we are up for it," the 31-year-old added.

"We have put all the controversies behind us and are looking forward to playing against India.

"It is always exciting to play them in their own backyard, with the crowd backing the home side."

Meanwhile, Australia have turned to former India batting coach Greg Chappell for advice ahead of the series against Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men.

Chappell has travelled with the squad to give the inside track on Indian cricket and life in the Asian country.

"It's good to be involved this time," Chappell told the Herald Sun.

"Obviously it's a transition period and always an exciting time. I'll have the opportunity to work with some of the young players.

"Just talk about the conditions in India, generally, will be part of the role, just what to expect in India, conditions, weather, food - all those different things.

"We'll be talking about the whole strategy involving bowling and batting in India. There will be discussions certainly with the coaching staff and probably with the individuals."

Lee welcomed the appointment, saying: "He's here and he's wearing Australian colours.

"What he did for the Indian players was brilliant, but he's moved on, taken up a new challenge, and that's great for us.

"We will definitely be picking his brains for every little bit of knowledge and experience he's gained."