Dav Whatmore tips http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 series – Cricket News Update
Pakistan cricket team’s head coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davenell-Frederick-Whatmore-c52571 feels the former world champions, Australia, whom his men are gearing up to play over the next couple of weeks, are a weaker side than usual.
While speaking to media reporters on the team’s arrival in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE), on Saturday, the Australian tactician tipped his side favourites to win the just to begin limited overs series.
“They have had a retirement or two and an injury so I suppose the short answer would be yes,” said Whatmore when asked if the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 and Co. was weaker than normal.
“It could be they will try even harder after they lost pretty badly to England ... but conditions are more known to the Pakistan team so from that point of view we hold a bit of an edge," he added further.
Australia go into the limited-overs series against Pakistan at the back of 0-4 ODI series whitewash at the hands of traditional rivals, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745 cricket team during the one-off ODI, at
Sharjah on Saturday, August 25, 2012.
Though the Kangaroos managed to win the match comprehensively by 66 runs in the end, their batting line-up struggled to score runs against an inexperienced Afghan attack. Only skipper Michael Clarke, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933 and Mike Hussey managed to cross 30-run mark.
Their pacers did a magnificent job, but they also struggled to break the 86-run partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asghar-Stanikzai-c1094 (66).
Pakistan are also coming into the series at the back of an unimpressive ODI record. They faced a 4-0 ODI series whitewash at the hands of England, at the same UAE venues, in February this year, and have recently lost five-ODI series to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 3-1. But
Whatmore feels his players performed well against the Islanders last month, and are currently in a good form.
“I honestly thought we were one ODI victory away from (it) being a very good tour in Sri Lanka,” said the former Australian cricketer.
“From positions of strength we managed to snatch defeat and hand the game over...it hasn't been as bad as some people may think,” he added further.
The Pakistan-Australia series gets underway in Sharjah, on Tuesday. All the matches, ODIs and T20Is, will be played in the night, to avoid the worst of the UAE heat.
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