In England, Australian swingman Ben Hilfenhaus can curl the ball away from the bat all day.
In India, his window is a little smaller - about five overs, to be precise.
A world away from his favoured conditions, Hilfenhaus must play smart, finding a way to break through when the elements and the pitch are destined to give him little help.
His accuracy and craft will be vital to the Australian bowling attack in the first Test against India at Mohali, which begins on Friday.
"I think it's still swinging a little bit in the fifth over but that's about as much as we've dragged it out to at this stage," Hilfenhaus said.
"Length of spell is something Ricky's good at managing to be honest, he just goes with his instinct and if he thinks a bloke can't really bowl for long periods of time he won't," said Hilfenhaus.
"You sort of look towards (lasting until) day five now rather than day two, day three, so the heat's going to play a little bit of a part.
"Ben knows (conventional swing) is a strength of his but he's a very smart bowler and you would've seen we still get to play on reverse swinging wickets in Australia and he does the job there," said Cooley.
"Sure he's got to change his game plan a bit quicker than normal, but he's up to speed already and we're looking for good things out of him as well."
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