Jos Buttler previews England's Champions Trophy opener with bitter rivals Australia
21/02/2025
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21/02/2025
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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
00:22feel it's a nice position for him to give him a sort of you know free hit to
00:27try and really impact the game, make that top three really dynamic. Jamie's
00:32someone with incredible talent and taken to international cricket so well that
00:37we feel he's got the game there and can place him in that position to try and
00:41have a really big impact you know with a number of guys behind him. So he's never
00:45batted in that position but you have full confidence you 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, you know he's obviously got the game
00:58technically and tactically but I think you know the head on his shoulders seems
01:01to be one of the the biggest strengths you know nothing seems to phase him too
01:05much. I think you could ask him to bat anywhere in the lineup and and it
01:08wouldn't phase him and we feel it gives him a nice position to try and really
01:12impact the game, make some big runs and and put some pressure on the opposition.
01:17You obviously dropped that back down to six, do you think that's where you can
01:20get the best out of yourself in the ODI format and rediscover your best form?
01:24Yeah I think to be honest I feel very confident in my own form I feel like I've
01:30been hitting the ball really well and over time ODIs has always been being my
01:35best format so yeah I feel excited optimistic and I think one thing with
01:41all the lineups you can always move around you know dependent on the game so
01:46yeah 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 condition from
02:16last one month and 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 camp is is really excited and the perception is one of
02:57huge 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 do that and we know the results will come just first of all very
03:12welcome to Pakistan the question is your opponent which is facing tomorrow
03:16Australia their three premier fastballer in the name of Cummins, Hazlewood and
03:20Stark are in the absence so do you think you have an extra advantage in
03:25tomorrow's clash? Yeah the three guys you mentioned there have been a real pillar
03:30of success for Australia for for a long period of time so naturally there'll be
03:34a miss for their team but you know of course some top players to step into
03:38those shoes as well and Australia always you know over time have performed very
03:44well in ICC tournaments so we expect a really tough challenge England and
03:48Australia there's always a great rivalry and and a competitive match and and
03:52obviously in a Champions Trophy format you know each game is is really yeah
03:58massive game so yeah we look forward to it. Thank you very much 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
04:16different crowd will be different but I assure you that fun and thrill will be
04:21more than issues. What do you think? Toss will matter or not? Yeah well we're all
04:31excited to be in Pakistan as well and the toss may play a role in the game
04:37but I think we all played it long enough now to know that whatever happens at the
04:41toss we win or lose it you've got to play well enough to win the game of
04:45cricket. This side go ahead. As far as you are playing 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
05:14is right against Australia for the first time for the first game? Yeah we do
05:19that's why we you know we back those guys that we've picked you know really
05:23exciting lineup with the ball there the guys who can bowl at high pace but
05:28with different skills if required and obviously Adil has been you know
05:32brilliant performer for us for such a long time and yeah be ably assisted by
05:37Livingston and Joe Root. Hello Jens, 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
06:11as 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
06:26would like to ask you about Joffre Archer especially he had come back after
06:30the long 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
07:05obviously a superstar of the game for us when you're someone you know as a
07:08captain you always know you can turn to and throw the ball to and yeah he's
07:13obviously going to be really looking forward to the game tomorrow.
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