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Asked whether Australia would look to field a three-pace

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and two-spinner attack in the opening Test in Chennai, Rixon said, "We got to use our strength, which has to be the fast bowling department. "I always suggest that while you have got five very good bowlers who bowls at 140 to 145 an hour and on occasions 150, on variable bouncing wickets, they can just stand as spinners. This is probably our strength. We will probably stay with our strength and I think those guys would be our frontline." He is confident that the players' experience of competing in the Indian Premier League would help them. "Indian conditions are quite different. Fortunately, a lot of our guys have been playing in the IPL and the knowledge they have about the wickets and conditions here this time of the year, which is absolutely beautiful. On the outside, it is a little bit warm and we are looking forward to getting used to the conditions." Talking about the importance of spinners in the sub-continental conditions, Rixon said that would involve a lot of discussion and planning. "I will have to talk with the spin guys. I have to talk out on setting different field for different pitches. I have to discuss the line that they have to bowl and the use of crease by them. These are the little things that we need to focus on. "Nathan (Lyon) is a young spinner in the team. He is taking about three and a half wickets per match. He is doing very well at this point of time and he has a chance to utilise the wickets in the subcontinent where probably the wickets will be benefiting him. I am sure he is going to be one of the leading wicket takers in the series in India," Rixon stressed. MORE
 

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First Published: Feb 09 2013 | 3:15 PM IST

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