Ireland coach Joe Kernan has expressed concern at the heat in Australia as his side prepare to take on their hosts on Sunday.
"The organisation has been great," Kernan told Dave McIntyre on Saturday's Off the Ball. We've trained most days and the weather had got very warm so we'll ease it off the next couple of days coming up to the match.
"It's going to be very, very warm here in Adelaide. We arrived in today at lunchtime and the change in the heat was immense. It's going to be 30-plus, 31 or 32 on Sunday so that's the biggest worry we have at the moment. Everything else is going well so far - we're happy.
Manager Joe Kernan speaks to his side. Image: ©INPHO/Tommy Dickson
"People will tell you it's the same for both teams but naturally the Australians will have adapted and understand this weather. At five o'clock it would have been ideal - it would have been cooler at five o'clock in the evening. It's not to be, it is what it is and we've got to get through it.
"We're looking after the boys here, making sure they have plenty of fluids in them everyday. Simple things like ice-cold towels when they're coming off when they're doing the subs - all those wee things help. The boys are fit and they're looking forward to it.
Asked about the precautions being taken in such trying conditions, the former Armagh coach said: "We have them all monitored as such with heart monitors and GPS so what we don't see with the eye, will certainly show up and being able to rotate the subs as often as we can certainly will also help.
"The boys know themselves that if they're feeling a bit tired, they need to get off, get a few minutes and we'll get them back on," he added.
The full interview can be heard here:
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