Cameron White: the power-house of the Australian batting line-up
Cameron White is an explosive middle-order Australian batsman and a right-arm leg spin bowler. His amazing ability to take on the bowlers with his aggressive batting style is a vital component to the Australian batting line-up. White’s hard hitting style
and clever spin bowling can devastate any opponent’s strategy. Australia will be looking to White to provide a positive contribution as they take on the world’s top teams in the ICC World Cup 2011.
White earned exposure to international cricket in 2005, but he could not achieve any considerable role as the national selectors and Captain Ricky Ponting wanted him to polish his skills to become a front-line spinner. During the early days of his career
he was often compared with another Victorian team mate, Shane Warne. Both were leg spinners, but Warne had an edge over White for his ability to turn the ball.
In middle of the 2004-05 session, White performed in four matches for Australia ‘A’ against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/White-c96514 had a number of unsuccessful
international performances including four Test matches in 2008, while he reserved his regular spot in the ODI squad in 2009, after giving consecutive remarkable performances.
White has featured in 79 ODI’s scoring 1947 runs at an average of 36.73, including two centuries and 11 fifties. He last played an ODI against England at Perth where he scored 24 runs off 47 balls. His highest ODI score is 105 the first time against England
while second time he hit 105 against Pakistan in 2010. White’s total score in recently concluded seven match ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 was 181, with an average of 30.16. He was appointed as vice-captain of the Australian team for the same series. White was
given the role of spinner in ODI after Brad Hogg’s retirement in early 2008. He remained unsuccessful in securing his place in the 2007 World Cup.
The Aussie has played four Test matches, scoring 146 runs at an average of 29.20. He made his debut in Test cricket in October 2008 against India at Bangalore. While he last played a Test in 2008 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
Twenty20 cricket was first played domestically in Australia in 2005-06 and White took no time to adapt that format of the game. He earned the Man of the Match award in his first match of the tournament, scoring 45 runs of 32 balls and picked a single wicket.
At the end of the event, his total score was 99 only inferior to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Harwood-c2497 who was also a Victorian team player.
White made his Twenty20 debut against England at Sydney in 2007, where he scored 40 runs and remained not out. He last played a Twenty20 in 2011 against England and went for a duck. White was declared as Twenty20 captain for the Australian team following
Clarke’s retirement after the Ashes 2010-11.
Cameron will be appearing in his first World Cup and is looking forward the challenges faced by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 playing in the unique conditions of the Subcontinent with low and slow flat pitches and gigantic crowds cheering every ball. It will be interesting
to see how White manages to adapt his amazing playing style and put in some memorable performances for his team during the tournament.
Australia will be hoping that White stays healthy and plays his natural game to bring a positive impact in the side. Being a versatile performer, White will have a good chance to make his mark in this tournament not only as a batsman but also as a bowler.
It is important that he takes his game to the next level, as Australia look to take the coveted trophy home.
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