Steve Rixon optimistic about Australia’s chances against Pakistan – Cricket News Update
Australia’s acting coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE) and hinted that the Kangaroos will play their best available playing-11 in each match.
The Baggy Greens are scheduled to play a One Day International (ODI) against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745 on the tour before taking on Pakistan in a three-match 50-over series, followed by as many T20 Internationals.
The ODI series against Misbah ul Haq and company is of extreme importance for the visitors, who have recently lost their number one ranking in the format and have a point to prove after their drubbing at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 had made his own in the previous decade and a half.
Rixon, who has been recently appointed as an interim coach, expressed that his boys have some massive challenges to deal with in the coming month or so, which includes the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 2012, which will commence next month in Sri Lanka.
The mentor believes that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 by no means is going to be an easy opposition for the Aussies and beating them will be crucial for the team’s confidence.
"We've got one tournament leading into another, which a lot of these guys will be doubling up in, from [ODIs] here into T20 over here into the big one over in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758," Rixon said. "So we are conscious of that, however, first things
first we need to win these one dayers so we'll be looking at our very best side."
Rixon maintains that acclimatizing in UAE will be the most important thing as the Australian cricketers are not used to playing in this kind of heat, although the matches are planned to start late in the evening to minimize the effect
of sunlight on the players.
"We need to look at the wicket, see exactly what we've got. when we see what the wicket looks like we'll assess our options, and our options are pretty good at the moment," he added.
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