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SPORT-T20-AUS 2LST
But the Australian captain admitted that England would be
a hard team to beat and the one man they would have to watch
out for is Kevin Pietersen, who is in excellent form.
The hard-hitting batsman, who recently became a father,
has scores of 72 not out, 53 and 42 not out in the last three
innings.
Clarke said the key to Australia's success would be to
get rid of Pietersen at the start of the innings.
"Kevin (Pietersen) is a wonderful player in each form of
the game. He has been hitting the ball well here. To get him
out early would be good for us," averred Clarke.
Pietersen has dominated the bowlers, even stepping out
and hitting the fast bowlers over the top with impunity. It
will be interesting to watch how the Aussies tame his
aggression.
"As this event has shown they are very competitive. They
have great talent and have plenty of match-winners. It will
not be easy to beat them," said Clarke about the challenge
awaiting his team.
Considering the form that Shane Watson, David Warner,
Cameron White and Michael Hussey are in, Clarke has little to
worry on the batting front. But the skipper would be slightly
concerned about his own form as he is yet to strike big in the
event.
England have a decent pace attack with Stuart Broad being
the in-form strike bowler.
The two teams have ended the sub-continental supremacy in
the event and given the history between the two rivals, the
contest promises to be an exciting one but Australia go in as
favourites as their team has the depth to deal with England's
tenacity.
Teams (from):
Australia: Michael Clarke (captain), David Warner, Daniel
Christian, Cameron White, Brad Haddin, Shane Watson, Nathan
Hauritz, Shaun Tait, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, David
Hussey, Steven Smith, Dirk Nannes, Ryan Harris, Tim Paine
England: Paul Collingwood (captain), Graeme Swann, Ryan
Sidebottom, James Anderson, Kevin Pietersen, Luke Wright, Ravi
Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Tim Bresnan, Michael Yardy, Stuart Broad,
James Tredwell, Ajmal Shahzad, Michael Lumb, Craig Kieswetter.
PTI
a hard team to beat and the one man they would have to watch
out for is Kevin Pietersen, who is in excellent form.
The hard-hitting batsman, who recently became a father,
has scores of 72 not out, 53 and 42 not out in the last three
innings.
Clarke said the key to Australia's success would be to
get rid of Pietersen at the start of the innings.
"Kevin (Pietersen) is a wonderful player in each form of
the game. He has been hitting the ball well here. To get him
out early would be good for us," averred Clarke.
Pietersen has dominated the bowlers, even stepping out
and hitting the fast bowlers over the top with impunity. It
will be interesting to watch how the Aussies tame his
aggression.
"As this event has shown they are very competitive. They
have great talent and have plenty of match-winners. It will
not be easy to beat them," said Clarke about the challenge
awaiting his team.
Considering the form that Shane Watson, David Warner,
Cameron White and Michael Hussey are in, Clarke has little to
worry on the batting front. But the skipper would be slightly
concerned about his own form as he is yet to strike big in the
event.
England have a decent pace attack with Stuart Broad being
the in-form strike bowler.
The two teams have ended the sub-continental supremacy in
the event and given the history between the two rivals, the
contest promises to be an exciting one but Australia go in as
favourites as their team has the depth to deal with England's
tenacity.
Teams (from):
Australia: Michael Clarke (captain), David Warner, Daniel
Christian, Cameron White, Brad Haddin, Shane Watson, Nathan
Hauritz, Shaun Tait, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, David
Hussey, Steven Smith, Dirk Nannes, Ryan Harris, Tim Paine
England: Paul Collingwood (captain), Graeme Swann, Ryan
Sidebottom, James Anderson, Kevin Pietersen, Luke Wright, Ravi
Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Tim Bresnan, Michael Yardy, Stuart Broad,
James Tredwell, Ajmal Shahzad, Michael Lumb, Craig Kieswetter.
PTI
