Hibs new boy Lewis Miller on his 'hard-hitting' style as he aims for Australia World Cup spot

Lewis Miller has opened up on his hard-hitting style as the new Hibs summer signing targets a place in Graham Arnold's Australia World Cup squad later this year.

Lee Johnson has been very active in the transfer market to date as he bids to put his own stamp on proceedings at Easter Road. The new gaffer has brought in the likes of David Marshall, Aiden McGeady, Nohan Kenneh and Jair Tavares this summer alongside Miller. The young defender has impressed in pre-season and has outlined his ambitions to reach the very top level of the professional game.

The 21-year-old aims to 'kill it' with Hibs and perform to the highest level week-in week-out as the competitive action gets set to return in just 48 hours' time with Clyde making the trip to the capital in the Premier Sports Cup opener on Saturday. The Socceroos have reached the World Cup Finals after a play-off shootout win over Peru with Hearts right-back Nathaniel Atkinson currently the man in possession of the jersey in the Aussie defence. Miller has made reaching the squad his No1 short-term goal up beside winning as many games as possible for his new club.

He told the Daily Record: “I love a tackle. The ball is there to be won and you’ve got to win it no matter the circumstances.

"I love football and I want to play at the top level and I know I can kill it here at Hibs and help the team be successful and play as high as we can.

"For defenders, big challenges and keeping the winger on the floor means you know you’ve done your job. That’s what we do.

“Aussie Rules is one of the biggest sports in Australia, it’s just hard-hitting and whenever you’re on the pitch you just give it 110 per cent and forget about everything else that’s happening around you. That’s why we get