Mickey Arthur wants the Aussies to be geared up for the series against Pakistan – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mickey-Arthur-c1969, the Australian coach, wants his team to regroup ahead of the limited-overs series against Pakistan, which is scheduled to be held in United Arab Emirates (UAE) in August/September.
The Kangaroos faced a humiliating defeat at the hands of the arch-rivals England, and failed to taste success throughout the tour.
Fortunately for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 and company, the third ODI was washed-out due to rain; otherwise a loss in that match as well would have dethroned Australia from the number one ranking.
The Baggy Greens’ next assignment is against Pakistan in the desert, as they prepare for the forthcoming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 later this year.
Arthur, who was previously the coach of his native country, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, understands that the conditions in UAE will be completely different and the Aussies may find it hard to acclimatize. The coach also hinted towards giving chances to some of the
new players to compete against the Green Shirts.
“Australia are now preparing for Twenty20 and one-day matches against Pakistan in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 that gets underway next month. Dubai is totally different. It might be an opportunity to look at some different players,” the South African expressed.
The coach further added that his team needs to improve their performance in the 50-overs format of the game, where they have been found wanting at times in the recent past.
While preparing to take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, Arthur is expecting a tough fight from the Men in Green, who are always a threatening unit in spin-friendly conditions.
The former South African coach wants to use the next month to consolidate the morale of the Kangaroos, who have been shattered after a horrific tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
"We don't like being beaten and we've got to come back strong and hard and show a lot of character. We'll take some time now to reflect and have a look at which direction we want to take this one-day team," Arthur said. "Clearly we need to refresh
it. We need to rejuvenate."
The scheduled series between Pakistan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 includes three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals.
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