England fast bowler Stuart Broad has gone from A shes hero to a whinger - all in less than three months. The qualm? Tosses. In an interview with the UK's Daily Mail on Monday, Broad suggested the International Cricket Council should consider giving the away teams the toss in Test matches.In England's Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan captain Misbah Ul-Haq won three consecutive tosses and batted on each occasion. Pakistan won the series 2-0.He said losing the toss put his team at a disadvantage as "you've pretty much got to bat first" and suggested the rules could be changed so that the "away team always gets the toss, or something like that".He said: "That is something the ICC could maybe have a look at because, when you come to England, sometimes you bat, sometimes you bowl."If you always give the opposition the toss it stops wickets always being favoured one way."Though this smacks of sour grapes, Broad's proposition is not new . Earlier this year former Australian captain Ricky Ponting also suggested eliminating the toss from Test matches. Ponting was subsequently backed by West Indian legend (and equally legendary broadcaster) Michael Holding.Holding wrote in a column for Wisden India that, while tosses made for good TV because they made "for good tension", winning the toss gave home teams too much of an advantage.Holding said allowing the visitors to determine whether they will bat or bowl first will "ensure better pitches throughout the world, because no one will look to build a pitch whose features are obvious, and which will give an immediate advantage to the visiting captain".It is not rocket science to predict that the toss will affect the Proteas' chances of success in India. The first test in Mohali showed us that already, and Bangalore on Saturday will be no different.But a little warning for Broad, who visits our shores next month when the English side arrive: in the last series to be played here against the Windies, the Proteas lost the toss on all three occasions and won the series 2-0.Aussies seldom make excuses. They toured here before the Windies, won the toss once out of three, and won the series 2-1. Message? Get on with it...