Cricket News In Brief – January 6, 2012 – Part 2
Australia have taken a 2-0 lead after thumping Indian by an innings and 68 runs in the 2nd Test, played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Resuming Day 4 on 114 for 2, the Men In Blue showed brief resistance courtesy of commanding half-centuries from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772. But with both falling in quick succession, the tourists lost their way as Ben Hilfenhaus’ five-for proved decisive
as the visitors were bowled out on 400.
The Player of the Match went to Aussie skipper, Michael Clarke who had a memorable Test match as he scored his maiden triple hundred while also took the important wicket of the Little Master in the second innings.
Indian all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
The 30-year-old was troubled with an infected lung and last played in the home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 before taking time out to rehabilitate.
He has also backed his under fire team to comeback strongly in the remaining two Test matches after the Men In Blue suffered humiliating losses in the opening two encounters.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Charles-Lara-c48471.
Hayden recalled the young http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120, who made his debut as a 21-year-old and believed that maturity has come with age.
"It's been a long time coming. [But] he's grown up in the set-up, and there's not a lot of guys (who) do that,” Hayden was quoted saying in the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’.
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 but was not getting carried away with the new found success of the Australian team.
The Kangaroos’ inflicted a humiliating loss to the Indians in the opening two Test matches but Collingwood feels the real test will be the next Ashes clash in 2013.
“It's an unbelievable effort to get more than 300 (Clarke). It's very hard to know where teams are at. India in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 are a very different proposition than away from home and we'll only find out at the next Ashes how far teams have come," Collingwood said.
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