The 33-year-old believes he can not only lead the Australian team through its most tumultuous period in recent memory, but carry the torch for years to come.
"I'm going to be doing everything I can to be doing it for as long as I can," he said.
"At the moment, I'm captain for as long as I'm around. Steve's got a two-year ban from the leadership role, but he's somebody who I'll be speaking to quite closely.
"I feel as good as I've ever felt. I was saying to somebody this morning I'm 33 going on 22. My body feels great."
