Michael Clarke to seek Shane Warne’s advice before the Ashes – Cricket News Update
Australia’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Keith-Warne-c89672, has one of the best brains in the business and said that he will take help from the legendary leg-spinner for doing well in England.
The Kangaroos are presently playing a One Day International (ODI) series in England and have lost the initial two matches comprehensively. In case of a loss in the series, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 will lose their number one ranking in ODIs, which looks inevitable considering
the kind of form England have shown off-late.
Most of the former cricketers believe that the Aussies should use this series as a preparation for the next Ashes, which will be played in 2013 in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. The Poms have won the last two battles and will look to retain the Urn at their home turf next year.
The Aussies are currently going through a rebuilding phase and their bowling is extremely inexperienced for Test cricket, which is the reason behind the Poms being favourites for the competition.
Clarke feels that Warne understands English conditions pretty well because of his county cricket experience. The middle-order batsman revealed that he is never shy to take input from the great leg-spinner.
"Warne's knowledge of the game is unrivalled. I've been learning a lot from Warne about England since he captained http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789. Tactically, he is as good as anyone I have played with. I am very lucky for his help and guidance. He will always give me honesty,"
stated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120.
Warne is often regarded as ‘the best captain Australia never had’ because of his ability to read the different situations quite efficiently. The Aussie also led http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals to the title triumph in the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) inaugural season.
The former cricketer has done a lot of commentary for Sky Sports in the recent times, which means that he knows the strengths and weaknesses of the English players and can significantly help Clarke.
"The key for me is that he knows English conditions and players so well. He gets as close to England's best players as anyone in his role as a commentator. This is useful both for this series and the Ashes," he added.
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