Cricket Australia looking to rest star players ahead of India tour – Cricket News Update
In a move to step up the team’s preparation for a tough tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, from the back end of their home summer where the national team will be battling West Indies.
The issue of keeping certain players fresh for certain endeavours was recently highlighted by the team’s performance manager http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Howard-c63371, who said that it will take time for the top Test playing nations to adequately cope with the demands of T20 Cricket and the longer version format.
However, with the ODI fixtures still a permanent part of any bilateral series, Aussie team’s resources again seem to be fully stretched. Having played http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in the longer version, before they take on the opponents in the limited-overs format. The conclusion will then see the home side taking on West Indies in the fifty-over format, albeit keeping an eye on their next assignment – a daunting tour of India.
With Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 declaring Test cricket as their top priority, suggestions have been floating that the board may rest some of their star players from the final ODI against the Windies on Feb 10.
While that move may not go down well with the home fans, it nonetheless, allows the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PM-Siddle-c2197, will travel well in advance in order to acclimatize to the new surroundings. Whether they will be joined by the ODI-bound players, still remains to be seen.
"We have important games against the West Indies and some of the Test guys will be required to play in that series," a Cricket Australia spokesman says.
"Those who are not selected for the final one-day games will have the opportunity to go to India and get used to the conditions with two practice games.
"The selectors will pick the team that they believe will be able to beat the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in that one-day series. There are some red-ball specialists who would be able to go to India early and then there are others who will be involved in the one-day series."
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