We can beat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 – Cricket News Update
Michael Clarke, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s Test and One Day International (ODI) skipper, is geared up for the upcoming Test series against South Africa and believes that his team can dismantle the Proteas if they play their best cricket.
The three-match series starts this Friday at Brisbane, with the number one Test ranking at stake. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 at their own backyard.
However, in case of a series win, the Baggy Greens will be crowned as the number one team in the five-day format.
Having lost the Ashes in 2010-11 for the second time in a row and failing to defend the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377. Australia underwent a number of changes
last year but now they look like a completely settled unit under the middle order batsman.
Last year, Clarke’s men visited South Africa for a two-match series, which resulted in a draw, with both the sides winning a match each.
While talking exclusively to ESPNcricinfo, the Aussie skipper expressed that his team has improved over the last 12 months but understands that South Africa cannot be taken lightly, especially after the kind of cricket they played in England earlier in the
season.
“We're in a better place now, that's for sure, but so are South Africa probably. They'll be flying high in confidence after beating England,” said Clarke.
The New South Welshman is confident about his team’s strengths and thinks that they can beat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 and company if they play up to their potential. Clarke wants the Kangaroos to repeat their last season’s performance against India, when
Australia whitewashed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and company.
“We've got to play our best cricket, if we play our best cricket I'm confident. Last summer I said I was confident we could beat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 if we played our best, and I feel exactly the same now,” the Aussie captain added. “If we play at
our best against South Africa in these conditions, we can beat them.”
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