The hayden hype: Aussies like big games, lee is a huge plus …

• Australia like the big games, especially from a batting perspective. I think we are ready to put together important partnerships and our bowlers love the big occasion as well.

• They have played at the hardest ground in the world — Perth — so they might be a little bit intimidated at this stage. If they are feeling pressure and they are under the pump because of it, that’s exactly where we want them to be. They had an enormous run of form over the first three months but they have toughed it out over the last two weeks.

• I believe the intimidatory bowling, Brett Lee bowling 150kmph plus, consistently has been a huge plus for our side. Earlier we were trying to get our skills right. But now we are on top of our game. We are on fire at the moment, we are clicking as a group.