Clarke credits series win against Pakistan to hot Darwin camp – Cricket News Roundup – Part III – September 4, 2012
Australian captain Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 has credited his side’s 3-1 series win over Pakistan in the scorching UAE heat to pre-tour training camp in Darwin.
“We worked really hard before coming on this series. We were up in Darwin as a team and worked hard against spin bowling,” said Clarke while speaking to media reporters after the series clinching three-wicket win in Sharjah, on Monday night. "I think we
found conditions again so different to what we tried to prepare for up in Darwin, especially with the heat,” he added further.
Australian won the first and third ODI played in Sharjah, by four and three wickets respectively, while lost the Abu Dhabi encounter by seven wickets as they won the three-ODI series with a 2-1 margin.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Aaron-Starc-c76392, saying the left-arm seamer deserved the Man of the Series award.
Australia won the series 2-1, with Starc playing the lead role with the ball. The left-armer finished the three-ODI series as the second most successful bowler, with nine wickets in three games at an impressive average of 15.11. Pakistan off-spinner Saeed
Ajmal topped the wickets chart with 10 scalps at 9.90.
“He's had a great series and deserves Man of the Series,” said Clarke after three-wicket win over Pakistan on Monday. “...there hasn't been much for the fast bowlers (in UAE). He deserves a lot of credit,” he added further.
Changes in Sialkot Stallions team management, ahead of the Champions League T20, are badly affecting team’s preparations for the esteemed tournament, claimed the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zulfiqar-c98656 Malik.
The Pakistan Cricket Board have enforced a managerial change on the domestic Twenty20 champions, by replacing the incumbent team manager http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naushad-Ali-Rizvi-c78868.
"No doubt it has affected our preparations as the situation is still unclear and we have been unable to plan our preparations for such a big event," the President of the Sialkot Cricket Association, Zulfiqar Malik told media reporters from London.
Sialkot Stallions are the first http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. The latest edition of the CLT20 will be held in South Africa between October 9 and 28.
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