"They look just so at home on the stage because they have that belief. I don't remember ever feeling that way, being that young." There's plenty of chat about the challenge facing Team Europe on American soil and some debate on how tough it will be to defend the trophy, although Barter explains why you can't rule out Harrington's side impressing. "Obviously the lack of Archer and Stokes puts a spotlight on that balance and that strategy and teams may well look at that and think 'this may be an area that we can have a crack at England'." World Youth champion Bradley Brooks is featuring in front of a crowd on the big stage for the first time in his career, and has acclimatised magnificently, following up a 5-1 drubbing of Mervyn King with a superb display against Jonny Clayton.