Starc deserved Man of the Series accolade, says skipper Clarke – Cricket News Update
Australian skipper Michael Clarke lavished praise on left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc for his impressive performances against Pakistan during the 2-1 ODI series win in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033, saying the rookie pacer deserved the Man of the Series award.
“He's had a great series and deserves Man of the Series,” said Clarke after his side secured the three ODI series against Misbah and men with a three-wicket win at Sharjah, on Monday night.
“...there hasn't been much for the fast bowlers (in UAE). He deserves a lot of credit. He's made the most of his opportunity,” the Australian skipper went on to add.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 on wickets chart, with nine wickets in three innings, as compared to Ajmal’s series haul of 10 for 99.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 said that the young pacer had been fighting hard for a permanent spot in the national one-day side, and reckoned he has done enough in the recently concluded series to cement his berth in the squad.
About his decision to change the batting order in the series deciding ODI, at Sharjah last night, the Australian skipper said that he had altered the batting order after opting to field first.
"I changed the batting order after we fielded. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120, during a post-match media interaction on Monday night.
“I always had it in my mind that it was going to be an opportunity for a right-left-handed opening combination. I've always had confidence in the way http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380 plays spin bowling, he's a very good player of spin bowling, but he hadn't scored too many runs on this tour,” he added further.
The two outfits are next scheduled to play three T20 Internationals in Dubai, on September 5, 7 and 10.
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