Sunday 31 August 2014
Michael Clarke unhappy with Smith exception
Australia
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Harare
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Michael Clarke
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Mitchell Johnson
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Steve Smith
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tri-series
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Zimbabwe v Australia
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Australia captain Michael Clarke has expressed displeasure with the XI he was given by the selectors, after his side's three-wicket defeat against Zimbabwe in Harare. While criticising the team's performance against spin on a slow wicket, Clarke also said Australia had missed Steven Smith and Mitchell Johnson, both of whom were not picked for this game."I think our batting order between really miss Steve Smith, who is a very good player of spin and was disappointed I was not looking to deal with these issues, but it was the voters, so they went ahead," said Clarke after Australia have already lost ODI in Zimbabwe after 31 years."I want to take anything away from Zimbabwe. Do I think we played better and deserved to win today for sure.
"I think we've seen in the forge a career is a very good player spin bowling and can bowl a few legspinners handy, so I think it would have been useful there, but it means that you have to leave someone out, and that's always hard. "
Asked if Johnson rested in the game, Clarke said :. "As I say, the voters chose XI and will do my best to try to get the best out of them, so it's always hard to figure out what you like best XI to certain conditions, regardless of what XI we had on the field ., if we play like we have to beat all the teams. therefore what the team has been selected, we have more than we do today. voters apparently now talking about what they think are the best teams and players will need to think about their beliefs as well. "
Australia's batsmen struggled on a slow track offers very trip. Clarke
"I think we played a little cricket on average, the best in the game., I think our fielding was generally poor," said Clarke. "Our execution was good with the ball, but it would be better if we had only 200-odd on the board. Both our batting, we are talking straight spin bowling as Australia's laws. Seems to be an area that we continue to fight today is another example of the
"I thought she was going to go early because it was a bit tacky, but I thought the sun went down the wicket would turn a lot. Burred, but the whole game., I think it's a positive thing for our boilers rotation and of course, it will be difficult our batsman in the rest of the series. "
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