Insisting that it is going to be a "very competitive"

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Last Updated : Feb 09 2013 | 3:15 PM IST
match here, Rixon said, "Basically, we'll get our heads around as to how as a batting unit we can amass 350-run score and get 20 wickets to win Test matches. One thing we always put lot of emphasis on is our fielding, which has always been a major part of any Australian side in taking catches. "Every corner will be covered. We are going to do our best. It is going to be a good Test match," Rixon said. On David Warner's injury, the coach said, "He is not going to play in the first practice game and we will just see how he is doing for the second game. One thing I can assure you that if there is any doubt at all, he will not be playing in the two practice games." Rixon also informed that Shane Watson will not be bowling at least in the first Test. "He will not bowl. I do not know about the series but he will not bowl in the first Test." Asked whether Sachin Tendulkar's unbeaten 140 for Mumbai against Rest of India in Irani Cup yesterday has caused some concern in the Australia, Rixon said: "He is a great player...There is no question about that. Even now, he may be at the other end of his career but he is still a great player and has lot going for himself. "We will certainly have plans for Tendulkar. The plans we have had for me in Australia, we have been successful and certainly we will have plans for him like we have for everyone else."
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