Michael Clarke has full support from Brad Haddin
The Australian wicketkeeper batsman Brad Haddin has backed Michael Clarke as the new captain of the team. Haddin was tipped as a better option to lead the Australian team by former legends such as Steve Waugh and Ian Chappell.
A recent public-poll conducted in Australia indicated that Clarke was not the choice of the cricket lovers in Australia, but his deputy Haddin has said that Clarke is the right man for the job. Commenting on the public-poll, Haddin said, “The reaction with
the public with all our players changes from week to week. You're one good innings away or sometimes one good cover drive away from the support being with you.”
Haddin has played first-class cricket with Clarke for many years, and both players are good friends of each-other. Haddin was confident that Clarke will be able to justify his captaincy role. He said, “Michael's a very strong character so things will be
okay. He's got a very good cricket brain. He'll do Australia proud. I've played most of my first-class career with Michael and he deserves to be Australian captain.”
This is not the first time that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 will lead the side. He is the current Twenty20 captain and has led his side in a few one-day internationals (ODI). Haddin said that the team is totally behind him, “He is a very good captain. We've seen that in the
Twenty20 form of the game and the handful of one-dayers he's led. We're 100 percent behind him. He's the best man for the job now that Ricky's out.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 has lost the Ashes but there is a chance to level the series by winning the final match. Haddin realises this and he said, “We're bitterly disappointed with losing the Ashes and we can't hide behind that. It still hurts but with sport these days
you've got to get over it pretty quick and move on. We have lost the Ashes but we can still draw the series.”
Both teams will have lesser pressure as the Ashes has already been decided, but a win for England will complete a dominant series for them. The Australian team will be eying a victory to bring some joy to their fans.
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