http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 happy with his side’s attitude – Cricket News Update
Australia’s Test and One Day International (ODI) captain, Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120, is delighted with the kind of attitude his team showed in the first Test against South Africa at Brisbane and expects his side to deliver the goods in the remainder
of the battle as well.
The home team started the series as underdogs, with the world’s number one ranked Test team up against them. South Africa dominated the first day’s play, thanks to a superb batting display by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 and Jacques
Kallis.
At one stage in South Africa’s first innings, they had scored 283 runs for the loss of just two wickets, with the home team looking down and out. However, Clarke and company showed their character and dominated the Test afterwards.
Against all odds, the Kangaroos bowled out the visitors for just 450 runs.
In reply, Australia were in trouble with the bat as well, losing their top three batsmen for just 40 runs on the board, before Clarke, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Graham-Downton-c44379 Cowan and Michael Hussey smashed fantastic tons to take the game away from Graeme Smith’s men.
The match ended without a result but the home team’s captain is happy with his side’s performance and expressed that the boys showed a lot of character at Brisbane. Clarke was all praise for the two left-handers, who took the attack
to the South African bowlers.
“The boys deserve a lot of credit for their attitudes more than anything else. Our intent was the way it needs to be when you're playing against such a good team,” said the Aussie captain. “I think the way Ed Cowan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942
batted, they certainly showed that intent and our attitude was spot on today with the ball.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 a hard time in
the second Test as well.
He expressed, “We were quite aggressive with our approach. We can certainly use the momentum that we take from this game and hopefully take it into Adelaide.”
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