In L.A., the fans are serious, they want to win and it's a great fan base, but it's also 80 degrees and sunny every day, and if you lose, they're like, 'We'll get 'em tomorrow, and then maybe we'll go to the beach.

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Conditions are certainly perfect for the two teams, it's been a cool but sunny day in Indianapolis, a city best-known for its proud tradition of motor sport and host of the world famous Indy 500.

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If it's going to be a sunny day and if there's no swing about you need something out of the norm and I'm sure the Australian batsmen wouldn't want to face an on-song Steve Harmison.

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"Patchy ice is possible to start New Year's Day but it is generally drier with variable amounts of cloud and plenty of sunny spells developing, " she said.

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