Miller: "Everything and anything" possible from fifth on grid

The Aussie was one of the stars of qualifying at Phillip Island, making the best of running in a group with pacesetter Marc Marquez to grab a second-row start with fifth.

With a mixed forecast for the ’s race – which starts at 4pm local time, an hour later than qualifying – Miller says he’s going into the 27-lap affair with an open mind in terms of what could be achievable.

“Everything and anything [is possible], I guess,” said the Marc VDS rider.

“I don’t want to get ahead of myself. My goal is to try and get a decent start, and try not to get caught up in anything on the first lap, especially at Turn 4. Being fifth on the grid should make that a little easier.

“I’ll just try and follow the front guys as long as possible and see where we end up at the end. If I can stick with them for the majority of the race, we can come away in a good position.

“A top five would be lovely, but anywhere inside the top eight I’d be happy with tomorrow.”

The strong qualifying performance caps off a fairytale comeback from injury for Miller, who had surgery on a broken leg just three weeks ago.

Having now spent two days on the bike, he says he’s still yet to really feel the effects of the injury while on the bike. He also reckons his form and confidence in the bike is growing by the day.

“Honestly once I’m on the bike and the adrenaline starts flowing I don’t notice it that much,” he said.

“It even felt better today with the change of direction. I don’t know if my riding style has adapted to it this weekend, just on the change of directions I didn’t seem to struggle as much as I did yesterday.

“I’m really happy with how I’ve felt, three weeks today since the operation. I couldn’t ask for more.

“The weekend’s been going from strength to strength, I feel stronger and stronger every time I’ve got on the bike, and the bike has felt better and better.”