India vs Australia - War has already begin

India vs Australia - War has already begin - Yes the war of mind game and comments have already started. Please find below some of the quotes from the players of both the teams.

India will face Australia in the first match of the seven-match One-day series on October 25 and already the series has started to draw a fair bit of attention. Hosts India and Australia have enjoyed number of intense rivalries on-field in recent times but their off-field emotions add spice to the tale.

Australian all-rounder Cameron White said it will not be easy to beat India in the One-day series. "The Indians will be very hard to beat on their home soil. I think it will be a good, hard and exciting series between the two countries," White said. "The Indians will get the support of thousands," he added.

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting conceded that despite their ICC Champions Trophy debacle, Dhoni's men would be hard to beat in home conditions. "They will be particularly hard to beat in India, they always are. They definitely play a lot better at home than they do when they travel," Ponting said.

Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who always had the edge against the Aussies, said the tourists have always been a very tough opposition. They have regrouped well after the retirements of their big guns. Also, since they lost the Test series last year in India, they will be hungry for win.

Zaheer Khan is hungry to have a go at the Australians. "They talk so much about the opposition. It is time they look at their own side rather than comment about others," Zaheer said.