Queensland skipper Chris Simpson has promised only one thing when it comes to Wednesday's Sheffield Shield final against Victoria at the MCG - he won't be bowling first if he wins the toss.
The Bulls need to win the final to take this year's Shield title while a draw will be good enough for the Bushrangers.
It is the sixth Sheffield Shield final meeting between the states in the past 11 years and Simpson does not need reminding that the home side has won on every occasion - three times in Queensland and twice in Victoria, including last season when the Bushrangers drew a rain-marred final at the Junction Oval to claim the title.
However it is the Bulls' last Sheffield Shield final appearance at the MCG - six years ago - that still haunts Simpson to this day.
On that occasion Queensland skipper Jimmy Maher won the toss and chose to bowl first and then watched as Victoria batted for more than two days in making 710 before eventually crushing the Bulls by 321 runs.
One thing is for sure, Simpson won't be making the same mistake if he wins the toss on Wednesday.
"We've made that mistake before and I've made a promise to Jimmy (Maher), more for him than for us, that we won't be winning the toss and bowling," Simpson said.
Queensland certainly repaid the Vics for the agony it suffered in the 2003/04 final two years later when it amassed an incredible 6-900 declared in its first innings on home soil in the 2005/06 final to claim the Shield title.
However Simpson admits it will be hard work bowling the Bushrangers out twice to claim this year's Shield final as Victoria aims to win successive Shield titles for the first time in 30 years.
The Bulls will unleash a four-pronged pace attack on the Vics in Ben Cutting, Chris Swan, Luke Feldman and Australian all-rounder James Hopes but Simpson admits bowling a team out twice at the MCG is far harder than in the often bowler friendly conditions of the Gabba - particularly when the Bushrangers only need a draw to claim the Shield final meaning the likelihood of an MCG pitch tailor-made for batting.
"Definitely in our conditions when the ball is moving around a bit they're definitely a handful," Simpson said of his attack.
"But our challenge is we need to try and get the ball swinging (in Melbourne)."
"At the Gabba you can literally turn the tables (in) a match in a session but I don't know if you can do that down here."
"At the MCG and the other southern wickets, it seems to be a lot more mental and a lot harder work to be able to change the momentum of a match."
"We need to be well-aware that to change the momentum (of the match), it may take the best part of a day but if you're willing to put that work in, it can be equally as hard for them to get the momentum back."
While Simpson fears the prospect of the Vics again batting the Bulls out of contention in a Shield final at the MCG, he said the bowling attack of the reigning Shield champions is not to be underestimated.
"They bowl very, very well under these conditions," he said.
"Speaking to other sides, it's actually their bowling that seems to constrict opposition batting line-ups."
"So they're a very, very good all-round team while at the moment you'd have to say our bowling is our strength."