Gaining the respect of his country is as big a priority as taming India for Australian skipper Tim Paine, who Wednesday said that winning matches and winning hearts are not mutually exclusive tasks for him.

Setting the tone for the four-match Test series that gets underway on Thursday, Paine said the Australian team, still recovering from the furore of the ball-tampering scandal, has identified the areas that needed some changes.

"Both (winning matches and hearts). That's what we are here for, we play Test cricket to win, there is no doubt about that and clearly we've realised we need to do some work in some areas. Gaining the respect of our country is as high a priority as is winning," said the wicketkeeper-batsman in the pre-match press conference here on Wednesday.

The hosts have named a four-pronged attack with Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins returning to the side after missing the Pakistan series in UAE. Paine said playing always helps and he was confident that a four-bowler attack would do the necessary job in the first Test.

"Having Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins back in as well is going to be different. The style of play in Australia compared to the UAE is completely different...We are going to go about it the same way we did over there, it's just going to be tactically slightly different.

Paine expressed confidence that the four-bowler attack will get through the four Tests without any fitness concerns.

"They got through the Ashes last year I thought and bowled a hell of a lot of overs. So, they are fresh and ready to go. They have had a great preparation and are ready to go.

"They are fine to go. They will be bowling big overs if need be, and they are totally comfortable with that," he said.