Test captain Pat Cummins says Australia's change in coach from Justin Langer to Andrew McDonald has been "seamless" ahead of their Pakistan tour.

Australia's Test captain Pat Cummins says the change in coach has been "seamless" but admits ex-boss Justin Langer will be missed on the looming tour of Pakistan.

Langer quit as Australia's coach on February 5, with his assistant Andrew McDonald appointed as caretaker head coach for the three-Test series in Pakistan.

Cummins and his Test squad teammates have been in camp in Melbourne this week ahead of Australia's first tour of Pakistan since 1998. The series starts on March 4.

The Test skipper says the head coaching transition from Langer to McDonald has been smooth.

"It has only been a couple of days but it has been really seamless so far," Cummins told reporters on Friday.

"Obviously he (Andrew) has been around the team for a couple of years so everyone knows how he operates and what his expectations are.

"It has been a great couple of days.

"As much as anything, it's just this Test squad has had a really good Ashes series and we have had a month apart and now we're all just itching to get back together and get stuck in.

"I am sure JL will be missed but Andrew has slotted straight in."

Langer resigned after overseeing a 4-0 Test series win against England, rejecting a short-term contract extension offered by Cricket Australia.

At the time, Cummins said players felt it was time for a change in coaching style from the renowned intensity of Langer.

On Friday, Cummins said the coaching change hadn't been a topic of discussion among players in Melbourne this week.

"I think we can just fully concentrate on the cricket," he said.

"... With all good intentions, I think when there is speculation (about the coaching role) it does make it a little bit harder.

"So we are just fully focused and excited (to be) on this tour. It has been really no other chat other than excited to get started."

Cummins, David Warner, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc won't play in a three-match limited over series in Pakistan following the Test series.

Cricket Australia has granted the star quartet leave from the limited over series ahead of them playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The one-day series coincides with the IPL opening on March 26 but the Australians won't be allowed to play in the Indian Twenty20 competition until their annual leave period starts on April 6.

"We are not flying straight out of Pakistan for the IPL," Cummins said.

"It's an opportunity to have a week rest after a pretty gruelling three-Test match series,

"That has probably been a main factor in the decision as much as anything else - we are playing three Test matches, 15 days of Test match cricket in 23 or 24 days.

"So then tag on some white-ball cricket directly after that, it's a pretty big ask in what will be a really busy 12 months.

"(I am) comfortable with the decision. It's the realities of playing cricket, three formats, 12 months of the year."