New rules will be game-changer: Australia coach

With less than a week left for the 2014 Champions Trophy to kickstart, defending and world champions Australia arrived in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

Led by Eddie Ockenden, the Australian team will be aiming to put their best foot forward again to retain the title.

"It's good to be here again. Our aim is to do well and hope we will have a good tournament," Ockenden said. "When India toured Australia recently, they beat us three times. We have learnt from our mistakes and will try not to repeat them."

Australia are placed in Pool A with Belgium, England and Pakistan, and will begin their campaign against England on December 6.

Their head coach Graham Reid reckoned that the new four-quarters rule will be the game-changer in the tournament.

"As you know there are some rule changes with four quarters now and that's the game-changer in the tournament. We won the Champions Trophy in 2012, but this time we have a younger, inexperienced team. But at the same time, we are confident of doing well," he said.

Meanwhile, other teams including India and The Netherlands held rigorous training sessions on Sunday. Dutch captain Robert Horst said the team was looking forward to playing against a resurgent Indian team.

"Initially, our focus is on the pool matches, where we play Argentina, India and Germany, and all of them are strong contenders. We are looking forward to our game against India," he said.