England wicket-keeper batter Jos Buttler has insisted that it is not impossible to beat Australia at the Gabba ahead of the opening Ashes Test.
Australia's unbeaten record of not losing a game at Gabba since 1988 was broken only recently by India in January this year.
Buttler believes that if England bring their A game, they can repeat it.
"Any time you come and play in Australia as an England team it's a huge challenge, history tells you that. That makes it exciting. Australia tend to play well here (Brisbane) but they obviously lost to India recently at this venue, which proves it's not impossible to beat them here. We know to be able to do that we have to perform close to our best as a side. We focus a lot on ourselves - the opposition are a fantastic team - but we know if we bring our A game we will be there or thereabouts," Buttler said.
Buttler also said that England are keen to manage James Anderson's workload for what will be a gruelling five-match series, with the second Test starting in Adelaide in just nine days' time.
"Jimmy's not going to play but he is fit," Buttler told media in Brisbane on the eve of the match. "It's obviously a very long series and we want a guy like that to be available to play as much of a part as possible. It's just precautionary. He bowled well yesterday and again today. He's fit but the guys are just being cautious."