http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 v Australia- 1st Test Match- Australian Batsman to watch out
After a winning start to his reign, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 will be hoping to continue in relatively the same manner, both with the bat and as the skipper of the side.
With the Argus-recommendation surfacing high on everyone mind’s, it will be better for the team to do most of their talking on the field and show that they are still a force to reckon.
The changing times in Australian Cricket have been evident with many of the yesteryear stars retiring; while the upcoming generation of players still finding it hard to cope with the added pressure of playing for the national team.
In the space of three years, the team found themselves languishing at No.5 in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test Ranking. Though the task of turning things around is a tough one, but it is certainly not impossible considering the batting talent at the Kangaroos disposal.
It certainly time to be face up to the Lankan challenge and get counted.
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The vice-captain is a modern day Test cricketer, who has the ability to score big at a faster rate than others. He is arguably the best player for his country in the past year or so, scoring tons and tons of runs.
However, a century somehow eludes the player, who constantly gets out in the nervous nineties. His first century ironically came when he was dropped on 99 by Pakistani fielder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Rauf-c46204.
In season 2010-2011 he is averaging more than 50, much better than his career average, which is 41.55. He can be handy with the ball as well, and under slow pitches, his fast medium pace can be effective.
Philip Hughes
It will be a great opportunity for the young left-hander to stake a claim in the Australian set-up. Having a sound technique, he is a perfect replacement for the unfortunate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SM-Katich-c2543, whose career has been cut short by bizarre selection criteria of
the Aussie management.
Having initially performed well, the 22-year-old failed to capitalize on his chances. However after good showings with the Australian A side recently, he is back in the mix and will be hoping to improve on his career average, which currently stands a touch
under 40.
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It will be an important series for the former captain, who is at the twilight of his career. After having good couple of matches in the limited over series, he somewhat faded away, as he could not turn his starts into big scores.
However, he remains the most experience player of the Aussie squad, and will do all to ensure that this team achieves success, just like their predecessors did. A wealth of understanding of the game has seen him play in 152 Test matches, amassing over 12000
runs in the longer version. He is surely is a true legend of the game.
Michael Clarke
Last but not the least, the skipper has matured into his role and has been given the added responsibility of being on the selection panel. Though awarded Player of the Series award, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 conceded that there is still work to be done.
His main focus will be to encourage the young guns in the squad, especially in the bowling department, the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Trent-Copeland-c2709.
Despite off-field troubles, he has been a true profession on it, and has 14 hundreds and 20 fifties to show for it in the 69 matches he has featured in so far.
The added responsibility of captaincy will certainly get the best out of him.
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