Early stumps were called in reasonable conditions on the first two days of Australia, NZ Test in Brisbane.
"That is a thing of the past and the tour Down Under gives us another opportunity to to do well."
Rahul Dravid will take over from Shane Warne who quit IPL after the fourth edition.
Ton-up Michael Clarke guided Australia to a 132-run lead on day three against New Zealand.
Zaheer played his first match after ankle surgery for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy against Orissa.