00:00Good morning.
00:30Well, it's not the way I would prepare.
00:38I think historically you have to acclimatise when you come down here.
00:43You've got to remember the 24.5 million people you're playing against, not 11.
00:48And you have to take that on board.
00:51And to start in Perth was an interesting decision after Fortress-Gaba.
00:56But I'm wondering if they think perhaps get England, they're not doing a lot apart from netballing or what have you,
01:01because the ball does get quicker, it gets to you, it seems to get there quicker,
01:05and the light's different, and you've got the Fremantle Docks.
01:08So there's all kinds of things that go into the melting pot.
01:11It is an interesting attack, an England attack.
01:15I think it's exciting to think that we're going to see a real contest.
01:19History tells you that pretty much every series that's been won in Australia
01:24has been won by the best bowling side, which has usually been fast bowling.
01:30I think it's one of those ifs, big ifs.
01:33If England bowlers stay fit, which doesn't happen very often,
01:38but if they can stay fit and the captain can play a full part,
01:42then I think they've got a real chance.
01:44Yeah, but I hope the powers that be know who their first-choice opener alongside Kawaja is,
01:52because I think it's an important role, it always has been an important role.
01:56Specialists generally have done better than people that have been press-ganged into the role.
02:03Opening is a role that I think you need to want to do.
02:05No, I think it's the right way.
02:08You want to be aggressive, you want to come through.
02:10And players, if they're not playing very well, don't like it in the ribs.
02:15So, yeah, it'll be interesting.
02:18Can they rattle Australia with that kind of attack?
02:21I don't know if they're going to rattle them.
02:22All these guys have been around for a long time, so...
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