Dubai: Rival captains Brendon McCullum and Misbah-ul Haq agreed Sunday that winning the toss would be important to the outcome of the second Test between Pakistan and New Zealand starting here today.

McCullum called heads and it came out tails in the toss in the first Test in Abu Dhabi which Pakistan won by 248 runs last week for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. “It will be a pretty important toss, from what happened in the last game,” said McCullum.