Australian cricket team is on the verge of facing yet another series defeat and their stand-in captain David Warner reckons that the team is motivated and they want to play “Aussie brand of cricket” in order to save their pride against India.

The mighty Aussies have already suffered a 1-4 defeat in the five-match ODI series and they are down to 0-1 in the 3-match T20I series. Talking about the mindset, Warner said, “We have just got to keep going out there and keep backing ourselves 100 percent. We have just got to keep playing the game that we know and that’s the brand of cricket that we bring to the table.”

Australia lost the first game in Ranchi, thanks to yet another middle-order collapse but Warner said they would not sit and worry about a collapse. He said, “At the end of the day even if you get out early then there’s a collapse in the middle after a partnership, everyone becomes frustrated. Yeah, there are always reasons why it happens. People talk about pressure, people talk about having two batsmen in and then having two batsmen get out.”

He further elaborated, “It’s important no matter what the circumstance, we try and win every game possible. Just getting a victory over here is always challenging, it’s going to be tough, you have to play to the best of your ability. If you give India a sniff on your home soil or even away, they’re going to pounce. You have to be on top of your game to beat an opponent in their country.”

The southpaw concluded by saying that he would be taking a leaf out of Steve Smith’s captaincy. He said, “I try and follow those same key messages to ensure that when we are doing our best, making sure we are committed and we are preparing as well as we can to go out on the field. That’s all I can do to the best of my ability and obviously, it is up to the players to follow directions and leads.”