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Guwahati: Leading 3-2 in the ongoing seven-match ODI series against India, Australian Michael Hussey said the visitors are determined to pocket the rubber in the sixth ODI in Guwahati on Sunday.
Predicting that Sunday's day affair will witness a close finish, Hussey said they were backing themselves up with the motivation of sealing the issue, on Sunday, instead of leaving it for last game in Mumbai.
"I guess it will be a tight match here again but our motivation now is that we can have the series in our hands tomorrow. We are still recovering from the the thrilling win (in Hyderabad) and hope to take the series here," Hussey told reporters on the eve of the match at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium.
"We are not looking at any long term goal but win here will give us the series and as a byproduct we can consolidate our position atop the ICC rankings," he said.
"Maybe it will be a good toss to lose. I have never played here and so don't know much about the condition. I guess the first 10 overs will be crucial. If we bat first, we have to be cautious and while bowling if we take few wickets early, I guess then we can cash in on the situation," he said.
Hussey also lavished praise on all-rounder Shane Watson, who cracked a superb 89-ball 93 to guide Australia to a mammoth 350 for 4 score in Hyderabad.
"He is two players for the price of one. He is superbly talented who works really hard and a great asset to the side. He lends balance to the side and an important cog in the wheel for us," he said.
He, however, begged to differ when asked whether India lacked depth in their bowling department in the fifth one-dayer.
"I don't think we can blame their (India's) bowlers. It was an excellent batting strip and even our bowlers conceded about 350 runs while India batted."
Hussey himself has been the backbone of Australia's batting department in the series, top-scoring with 278 runs from five outings with three fifties, and he said he was happy with his form.
