One of my greatest Test matches, Michael Clarke speaks about Johannesburg Test - Cricket News
Australia clinched a last moment two-wicket win in the second Test of the ongoing two-match series at the New Wanderers Stadium on Monday, November 21, and the visiting captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 has termed it as one of the greatest Test matches he has ever
played.
A tame draw was the outcome fans and cricket pundits were expecting for the second and the last Test of the series at Johannesburg, but the Australian batsmen proved that they still are a side capable of turning the tables their way.
Thanks to remarkable half centuries from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170 the tourists won the game after being in a position where an Australian win seemed to be impossible. The trio laid the foundation for the two-wicket win but it was the
belligerent http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945 who sealed the deal in his side’s way with a whirlwind 40-run knock off just 47 balls.
"This is one of my greatest Test matches, no doubt,” said Clarke while talking to the media reporters at the post-match press conference.
“To be able to fight back and the rollercoaster throughout the Tests, the light, the weather, the chasing, the record last-innings total, for so many reasons it's one of my most special Test matches and I'll remember it for a long time," he added further.
The Australian skipper hoped the victory would serve as a huge morale boost for his side ahead of a tough Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. He said that they were getting better with every win and hoped the players would take the momentum into the
Australian summer.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, after losing the first Test at Cape Town miserably, were on the verge of losing the series while trailing the hosts by 209 runs on the fifth day of the Johannesburg Test with seven wickets in hands. However, an outstanding performance from the
batsmen shunned away the series defeat and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 was happy to finish the tour without facing a series loss.
"We drew the Twenty20 series, we've won the one-day series and now we have drawn the Test series against a fantastic opposition in their own backyard," he said. "We should be so proud of that. That's an amazing performance by Australian cricket in my opinion."
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