"We are very hungry to get the world crown back": Matthew Mott

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"I must admit we were surprised to be No.1" says Mott ahead of Australia's series

Matthew Mott. ©ICC

After having a successful tour against Pakistan, Australia team has finally reached the West Indies. Prior to the training session of their official warm-up match of ICC World T20, Australia coach Matthew Mott addressed the media.



"We have tried to relax and get around the beach and just chill out for the last two days, so the players are absolutely champing at the bit for a hit today. We had a lot of preparation in Malaysia and it was quite tough, the conditions there were quite hot and humid and now we have arrived here and it's a beautiful island, the people have been magnificent already."



Australia lost the last edition of World T20 final to the West Indies and lost to India in the semi-final of 50-over World Cup last year. They are determined to win the World T20 this year. "Now we are very determined from here on in that we are in game mode and we are getting ready to play."



"I think there's almost a sense of unfinished business over the last couple of years," he further added. "We've played some really good cricket, particularly in the last eight to ten months, but we are very hungry to get the world crown back and I think this group is at a place now where they are really ready to show the world how well they are playing."



"It's important it all comes together over the next couple of weeks, we have got some tough matches to start with and it's about getting through that stage and then hopefully you get your chance in the semis and finals," he told.



"I think we've taken a long time to get to this spot, after a couple of World Cup exits where we probably were not playing that fearless cricket," Mott said about Australia's last two World Cup loss. "That was a bit of an eye-opener for everyone and made us more determined to get that right. You can see in the last while the freedom the players are playing with both the bat and the ball."



Talking about team's performance, Mott said, "You always look for improvement," he said. "Our fielding got better in the series. Our bowling plans have been very good and well executed with good variety, and with our batting, we chased a couple of small totals so it's hard to say but I was very pleased that in the last match only lost the one wicket."



"We know we are going to have some bigger scores to chase and that's the test for our batting unit," Matthew added.
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