Arthur praises Clarke’s 3-wicket haul against Windies – Cricket News Update
Australia’s head coach and selector http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 during the fourth day of the final Test of the
Frank http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Devi-Chand-Worrel-c53918 trophy currently being played between the two teams at the Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica.
“Michael tends to have a little bit of a golden arm … he does a little bit of work and gets it done. He got the job done again today,” said Arthur, adding that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120’s take-charge attitude spoke volumes about his character as captain.
“We talk about big match players, we talk about players stepping up when a game is on the line, we talk about players finding a way in conditions that are foreign to them, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 just typifies that.”
The 31-year-old has impressed during the ongoing Test series with his bold take on captaincy, including the decision to declare while trailing by 43 runs in the first Test, which paid off as the Aussies went on to successfully restrict the hosts to a low
target in their second outing, and ended by claiming a 3-wicket victory.
In addition to his inspiring captaincy, the part-time spinner also stepped in to enable his team to gain an edge over the host team during the 4th day of the ongoing third Test. The Windies’ second outing appeared to be going strong with Kraigg
Brathwaite (14) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kieran-Omar-Akeem-Powell-c71441 (24) having established a steady 28-run stand, but Clarke intervened, dismissing the former lbw, while Powell was clean-bowled by the Aussie skipper. The right-hander also went on to eliminate the growing threat of Shivnarine
Chanderpaul (69), eventually restricting the host team to 173 for 5 on the 4th day.
“I think in conditions like these it just helps the balance of the side if you've got a captain who can bowl left-arm spin,” Arthur observed. “It allows you to play that extra seamer or extra batter whatever it is.”
In addition to praising Clarke, the coach also expressed confidence in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Michael-Lyon-c78822, the sole spinner played by the Aussies for the last Test. The 24-year-old, who had claimed 4 for 69 during the Windies’ first innings, was unable to repeat the feat the second
time around, conceding 46 runs for zero wickets. Arthur, however insisted that Lyon would recover in time for the final day,
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