Former Australian fast bowler Len Pascoe is just livid seeing Bruce Reid sit in the Indian dressing room.

"It grates me when I see Bruce Reid sitting on the sideline (with India)," said Pascoe who enjoyed a fiery reputation as a fast bowler in the late 70s.

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"I think its fine to work with them in the nets and help them with their attitude, but don't have Bruce Reid sitting in their dressing room," Pascoe said after Reid took up the responsibility of coaching the Indian bowlers during the ongoing four-match Test series against Australia.

"On one side he's coaching Nathan Bracken, then the next minute he's sitting in the middle of the Indian players enjoying the Australians doing it tough.

"I just find that hard to accept as an Australian."

Reid's appointment helped the Indian seamers -- particularly Zaheer Khan -- trigger off a rare Australian batting collapse in the first Test at Brisbane, which ended in a draw early this week.

"If you're hired as a coach to work on a specific area, fine. But once the game starts you shouldn't be seen anywhere near that dressing room.

"It's just the way I feel about it. It's not a good look," Pascoe said.

But Reid is just not an isolated case in helping the tourists coming up with good showings in the series.

Just before the start of the tour, former Australian captain Greg Chappell helped Sourav Ganguly with his batting and the Indian captain made full use of the advice by cracking his first Test ton against the Australians at the Gabba.

To rub in the point, Anil Kumble acknowledged the help of Shane Warne's coach Terry Jenner after he took five wickets today.

Jenner, however, feels that by offering tips to Kumble he is helping in improving the standard of the game.

"If you're coaching another leg-spin bowler, that's not treachery. If it works, it's improving the standard of cricket around the world, which is what we need," said Jenner.

Several former Australian cricketers have also helped players from other countries in fine-tuning their skills.

Dennis Lillee helps unearth fast bowlers for India in MRF Pace Academy while Bob Simpson, in the past, has been a consultant to the Indian team.

As many as three Australians hold coaching positions with three rival countries -- Geoff Marsh (Zimbabwe), John Dyson (Sri Lanka) and Dav Whatmore (Bangladesh).

Rod Marsh, a veteran of 96 Tests, works for the English Cricket academy and is also a selector for the England team.

Steve Rixon, another former Australian Test keeper, has coached New Zealand team for several years. Dean Jones worked as an assistant coach for New Zealand in Australia in 2001-02.

Carl Rackemann coached Zimbabwe for several seasons before Geoff Marsh took over.