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Asked about tomorrow's clash against Australia, Brindle

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said, "I think any game against Australia means a huge amount to both teams. I am expecting a very competitive game and everybody going all guns blazing for a win." Brindle informed that skipper Charlotte Edwards, who did not bat in the last game as she wasn't feeling well, was fit. Meanwhile, Australia all-rounder Lisa Sthalekar though admitted that England would enjoy some advantage due to familiarity of the conditions, she said their warm-up match here was a good preparation. "They might have a slight advantage, but we are coming in here fresh as well. So we are excited, although they might be a bit over the scenery," Sthalekar said. "I guess they have had a few more matches to really get an idea of the pitch and conditions. Obviously it depends on what wicket we have and how many times it has been played. I still feel our warm-up match was a good enough preparation. "Obviously we trained out there, which was similar conditions anyway. The girls are getting a good grip and understanding of the wicket," she insisted. Sthalekar said the wicket here may assist the spinners. "In Cuttack there wasn't a lot of turn in the wicket. It was kind of two paced with variable bounce, especially the game against South Africa. The wicket that we played against New Zealand was truer that kind of reflected in the scores. "Here what I have been able to see through the televised matches and our warm-up match is that there is a bit of turn in the wicket, which kind of excites me as a spinner. Playing the warm up match has given us good insights on what the wicket will hold," she said. "The conditions do change some time and I think there is something early on for the bowlers but then wickets tend to flatten out and become pretty much a batting paradise. We have kind of seen that with the ball swinging early on and then spinners coming into their own. I think we have had similar conditions in Cuttack, so here we are not that worried." (MORE)

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First Published: Feb 07 2013 | 5:00 PM IST

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