Michael Clarke has called on Australia to let skill override emotion in Sunday's Cricket World Cup final against New Zealand.
Australia captain Clarke, who confirmed he will retire from one-day internationals after the showpiece so he can focus on Test cricket, has seen his team lose just once throughout the tournament.
That came against New Zealand in the pool stages, when the fellow tournament co-hosts won by one wicket in their pursuit of 152 in Auckland.
This time around Australia will have the home advantage at the MCG and Clarke - part of the team that won the 2007 World Cup - has urged his players to embrace the occasion.
"It is special, and I've been fortunate enough to play in two previous World Cups and win one of those," he said. "So I know what the feeling is like.
"But again, even when I think back to 2007, there was such a build-up about the World Cup final, but the emotion and the adrenaline and the feeling didn't hit me until after the game when we were celebrating together as a team because you're so focused on making sure you're as well prepared as you can be, making sure you're ready to go out and have the confidence to play with that freedom.
"It's a special event and I'm not trying to hide away from that at all and I don't want the team to hide away. I think we've got to go the other way.
"We spoke about the semi-final against India and even after that game we spoke about getting on a plane and flying to Melbourne.
"It's about embracing all the great things that come with making a World Cup final. No matter what happens this team has achieved a lot under pressure.
"If we can win, that would be icing on the cake. But the way you do that is by making sure you're prepared, you're ready, and [by using] skill over emotion."
Clarke is confident that Australia can deal with the weight of expectation, as he added: "I think the team has shown that they can handle pressure. I think we've had the expectation put on us from the first ball this tournament, being in our home country, as I'm sure New Zealand have, as well.
"It'll be about playing with freedom."