Bravo: Respect due the Aussies

"They have an inexperienced attack compared to the normal Australian team but they are very good players and we have to give respect to them," Bravo told journalists after the West Indies training session on Wednesday at Sabina Park.

"We're not going to take them lightly because they have lost five or six key players over the last year or so. We know how good a team they are, they still have world class players in their set up. Our aim is to continue to play the game we have been playing for the last year or so, just try to enjoy our cricket and try to be a better team and move forward," Bravo revealed.

Bravo is also confident that the West Indies batting line up, missing the retired master batsman Brian Lara and injured opener Chris Gayle along with the banned Marlon Samuels, is capable of acquitting themselves well.

"We have a lot of good players on our team as well, they're young but they are maturing," the 24 year old all rounder said.

It's difficult at the beginning of an important series such as this one to have our captain (Gayle) out due to injury and also losing Marlon. There is an opportunity for other players like Devon Smith, Brenton Parchment, Ryan Hinds and Runako Morton (who are) the guys who have been in and out of the team," Bravo reasoned.

"Once you do well against a team like Australia everyone will stand up and your name will be counted," Bravo advised.

"There is no other team in the world you would want to make your name against. We should all use this as an opportunity to make a name for ourselves and continue the good showing over the last five Test matches," the all rounder said.

Bravo who recently returned to the Caribbean from India after playing in the Indian Premier League for the Mumbai Indians said he is very confident going into the opening Digicel Test match and does not think it will be difficult to adjust from the shortest form of the game to Test cricket.

"I don't see it as a problem, I am mentally prepared for it and I know what I have to do to get out of it (Twenty20 mode). I am not the only one coming out of a Twenty20 tournament. I'm excited and looking forward to it. I did well against them (Australia) in 2005 and I'm looking to better my performance this time," Bravo concluded.

After winning a Man-of-the-Match award in his final IPL match on Sunday in Hyderabad, Bravo was flown by private jet to Jamaica to join the West Indies team. The trip was compliments of Mumbai Indians team owner Mukesh Ambani.