http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 v Australia – 3rd ODI – Australian players to watch out for – Part 1
The Aussie tourists are set to face the Proteas in the 3-match One Day International (ODI) series finale; where the two sides will lock horns at the Kingsmead venue, in Durban, on October 28, 2011.
With the series currently standing at a stalemate, the 3rd ODI will surely come out as a nail biting affair, since both the teams currently hold a much hyped roster of players.
However, for the Australian squad, the team will surely stand out as a potential threat for the South African hosts, especially with a lot of potent flair on their squad.
For the matter, Skipper Michael Clarke will have to bank on his talented arsenal, to offer a competitive run against the hosts.
The lot kicks off with the Skipper himself, followed by hard-hitter Michael Hussey, young pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945.
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Skipper Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120, who will look to lead his roster to a worthy triumph on Friday’s series finale, will surely stand out as a valuable stump for the South African bowlers, due to his imposing ability to stall his side’s innings as a top order batsman.
In his recent 2 outings for the Aussie visitors, Clarke scored 45 runs, including his 6 runs short half century on the first triumphant ODI match, followed by a disappointing single run contribution on the preceding game.
As for the upcoming match, Clarke will have to stand tough for his national team, in a bid to revive the Australian team to their previous might, as well as to retain the side’s top spot on the International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) ODI rankings.
Clarke’s 8 year long ODI stint with the down under squad has earned him a solid spot amongst the most potential cricketers, evident to which is the right armer’s tally of 6596 runs from 205 outings under the format.
Michael Hussey
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 stands out as one of the finest batters within the Australian cricket fraternity, as well as across the globe.
As a top order batsman, Hussey is known for his consistent batting abilities as well as hard-hitting skills, which have always made him stand out as a vital threat for the opponent.
For the matter, Skipper Clarke will have to rely on Hussey to deliver another of his imposing stints against the Proteas, having already batted two consistent double figures on the last two matches against South Africa.
During the series opener, Hussey retained an undefeated 30 runs contribution, while for Sunday’s second ODI match, the batter scored another impressive toll of 37 runs.
Regarded amongst the most experienced players on the current Aussie roster, Hussey made his ODI debut for the national side in 2004 at Perth, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. Since then, the left armed batsman has appeared in 165 fixtures, with a total of 4817 runs averaging
at 50.70.
Pat Cummins
Australia’s young gun, Pat Cummins, has taken not time to seal a regular spot on the national team, and will hopefully be appearing under the Test format soon.
18-year-old Cummins has so far been one of the most causative bowlers on the Australian line-up, and has already been giving trouble to Proteas top order batsmen.
Hoping to retain his imposing performance on the upcoming match, Cummins will once again have a vital role to play for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, having already bagged 4 wickets from the preceding 2 matches, including his debut bout on October 19.
Continued in Part 2
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