Australian Chairman's XI captain Ryan Broad said his team is out to unsettle India in the first of two tour matches starting in Canberra on Thursday.
The Queenslander was only called into the team on Tuesday as a late replacement for Ed Cowan, who has been summoned to play in the Big Bash League opener for the Sydney Sixers on Friday night.
Broad has assumed the leadership duties as well and made it perfectly clear the Chairman's XI is out to make life difficult for India in its preparations for the first Test on Boxing Day.
The opening batsman said his side has a job to do for Australian cricket in the opening two-day match at Manuka Oval.
"I'm not sure how the Indians are going to want to play it but we're definitely going to play a good aggressive and positive brand of cricket," said Broad.
"If we win the toss we'll probably look to have a bat and bat as long as possible and really set the tone of the match.
"If we can get out there and put on a good display with the bat and make sure they're toiling out there in the hot sun, I think that can only benefit the Test team in a few weeks.
"Any way we can help out and make (the Australian Test team's) job a little bit easier, we'll be trying to press that advantage home."
India is due to hold an optional training session at Manuka on Wednesday afternoon, with the remainder of its touring squad having arrived in Canberra in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
It is unknown yet whether India will roll out a star-studded team for the first match, given there is a three-day game starting next Monday against a Chairman's XI boasting Australian players like David Warner, Usman Khawaja and Phil Hughes.
Broad, 29, said he and his young team-mates are looking forward to an opportunity to impress against quality opposition.
"This is almost a free hit. You're playing against some fantastic players from India, some of the best in the world and you can just go out and have fun," he said.
AAP
Tags: cricket, sport, canberra-2600, act, australia, india First posted December 14, 2011 14:53:48
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