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Australia coach Justin Langer said his team won't be rattled by a hostile reception at the World Cup as England's Barmy Army gave them a taste of what to expect.
The defending champions are on a hot run of one-day form and have been boosted by the return of Steve Smith and David Warner after their one-year bans for ball-tampering.
But a trip to England is never easy, and the visit for the World Cup -- followed by an Ashes Test series -- is shaping up to be even more challenging than usual after the cheating row.
England's fiery Barmy Army supporters rarely need much incentive to get stuck into their arch-rivals and got the ball rolling on Twitter Thursday with a brutal pot shot.
They also photo-shopped Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon holding sandpaper.
Smith, Warner and Cameron Bancroft were all banned over the scandal last year in Cape Town involving sandpaper to alter the ball.
"We're ready for it," Langer told SEN sports radio late Thursday.
Warner returned to the Australian team this week after prolific form at the Indian Premier League, while Smith stroked an unbeaten 89 in Brisbane against a New Zealand XI on Wednesday.
Langer said Warner "has got this look in his eye at the moment", while praising Smith's innings as a "tutorial in batting".
"It's great for the team," he added.
"There's been a huge lead-up to this (Smith and Warner's return) and the boys have come in so far quite seamlessly."
Heading into this week's 'unofficial' three-match one-day practice series against a New Zealand XI, Australia had won eight one-dayers on the trot, against India and Pakistan.
"My main concern is we've had a month's break at the end of the Pakistan series," Langer said.
"Guys were weary at the end of long taxing summer but we were match-hardened and battle-hardened and had a great sense of confidence.
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