00:00Sam Kerr will captain the Matildas at her fifth Women's Asian Cup
00:03as coach Joe Montemuro unveiled a 26-player squad,
00:07headlined by the return of Mary Fowler.
00:10There's something that just in Sam's voice
00:13and just speaking to her on Zoom calls and so on and so on
00:18that just excites me about the fact that she's really, really excited to come here.
00:23She's really, really excited to put that jersey on
00:25and really excited to, I think, give the public a real, what's the word,
00:35a real showcase of how we're going to play.
00:40There's a buzz in the air when you speak to her and it's really exciting.
00:44So she's really happy to be coming back and performing on this amazing stage.
00:49Fowler is back in National Colours for the first time
00:52since undergoing knee reconstruction last year,
00:54having recently resumed minutes with Manchester City.
00:58Steph Catley and Ellie Carpenter have been named vice captains
01:01as Australia chases a second continental title.
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