Phil Parkinson on Wrexham's pre-season tour Down Under
Matches will take place in Australia against Melbourne Victory tomorrow and Sydney FC on July 15, and Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand on July 19.
The Reds spent the last two years on pre-season tours in America with friendlies played in stifling temperatures but it will be a lot cooler on the other side of the world for Parkinson's men when they face A-League opponents.
"Pre-season is key and this tour is a very important part of our preparation," said the Reds' boss.
"The intensity levels of the games will be great and the good thing about it is it's not going to be really hot over there, which sometimes can impact on the intensity of games.
"The heat can impact on training but that won't be the case over there so you've got to look at that as a positive really because the main thing is that we recover from the flight quickly and get the lads on the training ground ready to go.
"We're looking forward to really competitive games against teams who will be really fired up to beat us."
Wrexham, backed by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have seen their popularity soar in America and Parkinson is looking forward to the club performing in a different part of the world.
"The tour has attracted quite a bit publicity over there and we're really looking forward to being in Australia and New Zealand," he added
"I've fortunately been to Australia before and it's an amazing country. I've been to Sydney but I haven't been to Melbourne before and I haven't been to New Zealand.
"Australia is an incredible country and as you can imagine, everybody is really looking forward to being out there and getting started with two weeks of work but also the experience of a new country."
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