Former skipper Tim Paine has made a startling revelation, claiming that there were frequent disagreements between Travis Head and previous Australian coach Justin Langer regarding batting techniques in Test cricket.

Paine also suggested that Head's performance in the longest format improved by leaps and bounds when he got the freedom to implement his preferred style during the final days of Langer's tenure and under the leadership of Andrew McDonald and Pat Cummins.

"I don't think either of them will mind me saying this, but I think he and JL used to have a real difference of opinion," Paine said on SEN Breakfast.

"You've got Test greats in commentary and you've got a Test great (Langer) that's coaching and Graeme Hick at the time who'd scored 101 First Class hundreds as his batting coach (offering advice).

"They were trying really hard for him to work on his defence and it wasn't the way he wanted to go about it, but he was a young Test player who was trying to impress and trying to stay in the team, so he was trying to please a bit of everyone.

"I think that's been the major shift in his output because he is sticking true to the way he wants to play,” he added.

Travis Head starred with the bat in Australia’s 10-wicket victory over India during the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval. The southpaw slammed 140 off 141 balls with 17 boundaries and 4 sixes, helping the hosts gain a significant first-innings lead of 157 runs.

"At times he's going to fail and at times he's gonna have lean patches, but he's going to be super aggressive, he's going to play his shots and he's going to try and be a match winner and we're just seeing him blossom at the moment in all formats of the game," Paine remarked.

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy currently stands level at 1-1, with the third Test scheduled to be held at the Gabba from December 14.