Wootton and Magill's characters are like a smarter 'Dumb and Dumber,' mixed with 'Dukes of Hazzard' good ol' boy charm. It’s good that we are not playing a sub-continent team in the first match,” said McKenzie.Wootton and poised acting newbie Nathan Magill play a couple of Yuengling chugging buddies out to avenge the death of their friend killed by a Sasquatch that has escaped from the custody of the evil mayor (a convincing John Lane) who wanted the hairy beast to be a tourist attraction. We generally talk of Indian wickets as dustbowls, but during Saturday’s match (at Jaipur), there was swing, seam and bounce. “We would not be here without fancying our chances though all teams have quality. Lions’ key batsman Neil McKenzie said Chris Morris would have contributed in the bowling and batting departments, but added that it was a feather in Morris’ cap that he was chosen by Super Kings. We have an ambitious group, very driven and look to play entertaining cricket,’’ added North. “The first thing we noticed here is the small boundaries compared to the one in Australia it’s almost half of MCG. I don’t think the humidity is going to play any part in our performance in the next couple of weeks. “We have been here long enough to get acclimatised to the conditions. “We are in the middle of a summer in Australia though it is certainly not this humid. Scorchers is not actually concerned with the humidity. The main thing he tells us, particularly the young guys, is to go out there without any fear and back yourself.” It’s great to have someone with so much experience in the team. When asked how a team, hit by injuries, could find the right combination, left-arm spinner Beer said: “A majority of the group here have been training together all winter as part of the Western Australian squad. However, Scorchers’ senior players - Michael Beer and Marcus North - said they have a close-knit squad, and added that the youngsters would benefit from the opportunities and exposure. To make matters worse, Somerset, facing relegation, did not release fast bowler Alfonso Thomas. Scorchers has not been able to assemble its best squad owing to injuries to Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh and Pat Cummins, while Michael Hussey has opted to play for Chennai Super Kings and Nathan Coulter-Nile for Mumbai Indians. The previous day saw the team go through fielding drills as well as a ‘big-hitting’ session at the main ground. Scorchers, which faces Highveld Lions in the first match of the day, had a net session on Saturday evening. Katich, who has played for Kings XI Punjab, New South Wales and Scorchers, scored 23, 43 not out, 34 and 21 for the Perth side in last year’s CL in South Africa. He was on the radar for the recent Ashes in England before the Australian selectors stuck with Chris Rogers. The 38-year-old Katich is the captain of the Western Australian team which knows a lot about pace, bounce and big grounds. However, Katich shrugged off the news from the local media officer that it was pouring at the venue of the Champions League T20 matches to be played at Motera on Monday. Thankfully, the showers have brought welcome relief to the locals reeling under heat and humidity for the past few days. Perth Scorchers skipper Simon Katich was curious to know if it rains in these parts at this time of the year.

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