South Africa v Australia – 3rd ODI – Australian players to watch out for – Part 2
The following abstract is a continuation of Part 1 - Australia’s players to watch out for; as the two sides gear up to face each other in Friday’s series finale match.
Part 1 also looked at some of Australia's potential players who may pose a vital threat to the Proteas hosts.
David Warner
25-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 comes in as another fresh face on the Australian team, and has already proved to the world for his imposing whacking talent, that has earned Australia some massive numbers on many occasions.
During the team’s second ODI match against the Proteas, Warner top scored the Aussie line-up, scoring 74 runs off 97 balls, with aid of 6 boundaries.
While for his stint at the series opener, the youngster batted 20 runs, which came primarily through 4 boundaries.
For the upcoming third and final match, the Aussie roster will have their hopes on the Warner to pile or chase a competitive total that may lead the team to mark an eventual series win, before they take on the South Africans in the Test series.
Warner made his ODI debut in 2009 when Australia last faced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in Hobart. With a budding profile to his name, the Aussie batter has scored 200 runs under the format, at average of 22.22.
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Veteran, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ricardo-Gouveia-c84824 Pointing, comes in as one of the most experienced players on the Australian squad, which makes him the prized possession for the team, but a potential threat for the Proteas.
Ponting’s exceptional command over the bat has earned him a solid name under the department, and has been labelled as one of the most consistent players on the team.
The Aussie top order player marked a worthy half century during the series opener in Centurion, but trailed on to batting a moderate tally of 10 on the preceding game.
However, for the upcoming match, Ponting will have a major role to play for Australia, and will be relied upon to stall his side’s early innings, that would assist the eventual batters to pile up an imposing total against the South Africans.
Ponting’s exceptional ODI profile surely speaks of his might as one of the finest batsmen the country has seen. Making his ODI debut in 1995, Pointing has played 369 matches for the outback team, with a mammoth toll of 13675 runs, averaging at 42.73. The
aggregate also includes the Aussie’s best performance of 164 runs and that too against the South Africans in 1996.
Mitchell Johnson
Australia’s speedster, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945, recently made his much talked about return on the national roster, but having already delivered an exceptional performance recent two games, the pacer has surely proven his worth as a fast bowling spearhead for Australia.
Johnson’s notable usefulness on the South African pitches has already made him a much relied pacer for the team, but will have to come up to his Skipper and team’s expectations when Australia takes on the Proteas in the upcoming match.
Although Johnson failed to secure any stump on the second fixture, but for the series opener, the pacer bagged three imposing wickets against the Proteas, reducing them to fall 93 runs short of the chase.
Johnson has played 106 ODIs for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 since his premier under the format in 2005, and out of the lot, left armed pacer has earned 166 wickets, including his career best number of 6 for 31.
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