England captain Jos Buttler has claimed that they will not be taking Australia lightly during their Champions Trophy encounter in Lahore on February 22. The Aussies are without the likes of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh due to injuries.
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00:00Hi Joss, are you relaxed, recharged and ready to go? And then what are you
00:04expecting from your team in the next couple weeks? Yeah I think everyone is in
00:07that space, you've had a nice few days in between the two tours, travelling
00:13here in Abu Dhabi and then yeah everyone very excited here for the build-up into
00:17the first game. What's the thinking behind Jamie Smith at number three? Yeah we just feel
00:22it's a nice position for him to give him a sort of free hit to try and
00:28really impact the game, make that top three really dynamic. Jamie's someone
00:32with incredible talent and taken to international cricket so well that we
00:38feel he's got the game there and can place him in that position to try and
00:41have a really big impact with a number of guys behind him. So he's never
00:45batted in that position but you have full confidence he can sort of carry out the
00:50role with aplomb given how well he started his international career,
00:53especially in the Test arena? Yeah absolutely, he's obviously got the
00:57game technically and tactically but I think the head on his shoulders seems
01:01to be one of the biggest strengths, nothing seems to phase him too
01:05much. I think you could ask him to bat anywhere in the lineup and it
01:08wouldn't phase him and we feel that gives him a nice position to try and
01:12really impact the game, make some big runs and put some pressure on the
01:16opposition. You obviously dropped that back down to six, do you think that's
01:20where you can get the best out of yourself in the ODI format and
01:23rediscover your best form? Yeah I think, to be honest, I feel very confident in
01:28my own form. I feel like I've been hitting the ball really well and over
01:33time ODIs has always been my best format so yeah I feel excited,
01:38optimistic and I think one thing with all the lineups you can always move
01:43around, dependent on the game so yeah looking forward to it.
01:52Yes, in ODI cricket from last four series you lost as those series but
01:59from last one month you're playing in subcontinent conditions although you had
02:04some bad series result losing both white ball series so on one side how much it
02:13is positive for you and your team that you are playing in these conditions from
02:16last one month and on the second side in sense of morality losing those all ODI
02:21series how much that count for team spirit? Yeah I think the conditions will
02:27will be different here as they were in India. I think everywhere you go around
02:30the world everywhere has its own nuances and different conditions so we've got
02:36lots of guys who've played in Pakistan before, guys who've played in the PSL so
02:40sharing those experiences and then every day in a game of cricket you got
02:43to turn up and assess conditions and play accordingly and and work on that
02:47and yeah besides results the the environment in the group is great the
02:52the mood in the the camp is is really excited and the perception is one of
02:58huge optimism looking looking forward so we know we've got a lot of talent we
03:01know we want to perform to the level that we know we're capable of working
03:07hard to to do that and we know the results will come just first of all
03:12very warm welcome to Pakistan the question is your opponent which is
03:16facing tomorrow Australia their three premier fastballer in the name of
03:19Cummins, Hazlewood and Stark at the absence so do you think you have an
03:23extra advantage in tomorrow's clash? Yeah the three guys you mentioned
03:29there have been a real pillar of success for Australia for for a long period of
03:33time so naturally there'll be a miss for their team but I've got some top
03:38players to step into those shoes as well and Australia always know over time
03:43have performed very well in ICC tournaments so we expect a really tough
03:47challenge England and Australia there's always a great rivalry and and a
03:51competitive match and and obviously in a Champions Trophy format you know each
03:56game is really yeah massive game so yeah we look forward to it.
04:01Thank you for being here at Pakistan and you always love to visit Pakistan only two
04:09countries feel scary over to be over here the the country will be different
04:16crowd will be different but I assure you that fun and thrill will be more than
04:21issues what do you think Toss will matter or not? Yeah well we're excited to
04:32be in Pakistan as well and the Toss may play a role in the game but I think we
04:38all played long enough now to know that whatever happens at the Toss we win or
04:42lose it you've got to play well enough to win the game of cricket. As far as you
04:48playing 11-11 is concerned for the match against Australia so if we look at your
04:54bowling attacks you have three passers and one regular specialist spinner in
04:59the side and two more spin options so do you think in Pakistan on Pakistan
05:05tracks you you will have seen the first match between Pakistan and New Zealand
05:08so passers had to face some tough time so do you think your bowling combination
05:15is right against Australia for the first time for the first game? Yeah we do that's
05:19why we you know we back those guys that we've picked you know really exciting
05:24lineup with the ball there the guys who can bowl at high pace but with
05:29different skills if required and obviously Adil has been you know
05:32brilliant performer for us for for such a long time and yeah be ably assisted by
05:37Livingston and Joe Root. What's your opinion about Gaddafi Stadium
05:44pitch how many runs would be enough on this track? Yeah well you know one more
05:51than the opposition is it's going to be crucial so but right now it looks like a
05:56really good wicket some of the tri-series games here obviously were
06:00high-scoring so you know expecting you know a really good wicket and yeah I
06:06think teams will be looking forward to batting on it but absolutely we've got
06:11a as I just said you work it out on the day how is the pitch playing what is
06:15required of you as a as a bowler as a batter to have the most impactful you
06:21know time you can on the on the match. Hi Joseph, Shaquille Khan here you know I would like
06:27to ask you about Joffre Archer especially he had come back after the
06:31long time he played against India he also had a good rivalry with an
06:35Australian player so how do you feel about the Joffre Archer for the
06:38tomorrow match? He has a what with Australia? Joffre Archer is he fully fit for the
06:46tomorrow match and what about his rivalry with the Australian players?
06:50Yeah he's fully fit he's been been fit and firing now for obviously a number of
06:5718 months or so since being out of the game for a while so he's really excited
07:01to put together that kind of length of time back on the field and he's obviously
07:06a superstar of the game for us when someone you know as a captain you always
07:09know you can turn to and throw the ball to and yeah he's obviously going to be
07:14really looking forward to the game tomorrow.