High-stakes final to promise fireworks

Australia captain Steve Smith wants his side's actions to do the talking when they take on serial provocateurs Marlon Samuels and Kieron Pollard in the ODI tri-series final in Barbados on Monday morning (3am AEST, Fox Sports 4).

Samuels has been a constant threat for Australia during this series, scoring a match-winning 92 in St Kitts and a magnificent 125 in the narrow loss at Kensington Oval earlier this week.

Following his century, the volatile batsman said he always performs at his best when the fielding side engages him in conversation during his innings.

"I've been saying that over the years," he said when asked if words on the field make him more determined.

"Most time I came out to bat, nobody had anything to say and I don't perform that well. But then somebody has something to say, I want to stay out there longer to see how long he can talk."

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When asked if he would instruct his side to give Samuels the silent treatment, Smith replied: "Hopefully we can just let our actions do the talking.

"He's obviously been in pretty good nick this series, particularly against us scoring a 90 and a hundred.

"He's done pretty well so we've talked about a few things with him. He's got the capability to be dangerous as we've seen, so hopefully we'll be able to get him out early."

Smith also played down his on-field discussion with Windies allrounder Pollard during Australia’s six-wicket win earlier in the week.

The captain had taken issue with the white strapping tape Pollard had on his bowling hand to help protect an injury he's been carrying throughout the series.

Smith said he had trouble picking the ball up out of Pollard's hand and asked for the tape be removed, a request that was denied by the standing umpires.

Pollard has engaged in several fiery on-field altercations with opposition players throughout the years, notably when he clashed with Aussie paceman Mitchell Starc during the 2014 Indian Premier League, which resulted in both players being fined.

But Smith said there was nothing malicious in his conversation with Pollard on Wednesday.

"He doesn't mind a chat but that's alright, that's part of the game," Smith said of the 29-year-old Trinidadian.

"That was just a little thing with the tape on his hand. I don't think he goes looking for any trouble or anything like that, it was just the way I saw it at the time.

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"I didn't pick the first couple of balls up out of the hand and wanted him to take off the tape and the umpires deemed it to be OK. That's fine, get on with it

"It's not like he was bowling with any great pace or anything like that so you've just got to watch the ball as closely as possible and I got through it in the end."