- Title: CRICKET-ASHES/AUSTRALIA Clarke says Australia will set counter back to zero
- Date: 28th July 2015
- Summary: BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, UK (JULY 28, 2015) (REUTERS) AUSTRALIA IN NETS FORMER AUSTRALIA WICKET KEEPER RODNEY MARSH (RIGHT) AUSTRALIA COACH DARREN LEHMANN (SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHAEL CLARKE, AUSTRALIA CAPTAIN, SAYING: "I think every game is important, there's no doubt about it. I said at the start of the series I expected this to be a tough series and so far it certainly has been, so I think it's important for us to run with this momentum while we have it, take confidence from Lord's but also remember how disciplined England were in Cardiff and we know how good an opposition they are. "It's about playing your best cricket, we walk out to bat on zero we walk out to bowl with no wickets, so we need to execute our skills like we did at Lord's if we want to have sex, six, success (STUMBLES OVER WORDS, HE LAUGHS, REPORTERS LAUGH). That's not the first time that's come out the wrong way. If you want to have success in this test match we have to make sure the execution is no different to Lord's. I think we probably experienced in those first two test matches we got to see both sides, when we don't execute as well as we need to we certainly got outplayed, and then at Lord's we were able to turn that around. Hopefully we can start well tomorrow, whether that's with the bat or ball." BATSMAN DAVID WARNER CLOSE UP OF WARNER LEHMANN (SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHAEL CLARKE, AUSTRALIA CAPTAIN, SAYING: "I think the most important thing I've learned throughout my career, not necessarily just in England, is you have to start again, so whether that be if you're a batter and you're coming off 100, 200, as a bowler you feel on top of your game you walk out there and start again it's a brand new game. That's really important for us as a team that we come with the same attitude we had at Lord's, the same intent, that same hunger to want success, but we realise we start on zero." NET PRACTICE ADAM VOGES (SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHAEL CLARKE, AUSTRALIA CAPTAIN, SAYING: "I think this team, again from what I continually see the way the guys trained and prepared in Derby to their attitude here yesterday when it was raining and the guys still found ways to get done what they needed to, there's no doubt that hunger is in the system, it's just now coming out and executing and performing as well as we did at Lord's, tomorrow." CHRIS ROGERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHAEL CLARKE, AUSTRALIA CAPTAIN, SAYING: "I haven't seen Chris (Rogers) this morning, I haven't seen him yet today so I think it's important to see how he pulled up yesterday, but he batted really well in the nets, faced the bowlers, and yesterday he felt comfortably, it's just about seeing how he pulled up today." LEHMANN AND CLARKE INSIDE OF GROUND
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- Story Text: Australia captain Michael Clarke said on Tuesday (July 28) that his side were not taking anything for granted as they prepared for the third test match which starts at Edgbaston on Wednesday (July 29).
After losing the first test in Cardiff Australia levelled with series with a crushing 405 run victory at Lord's last week.
Despite the manner and convincing nature of the victory, Clarke said his side were aware they have to start all over again in Birmingham.
"I said at the start of the series I expected this to be a tough series and so far it certainly has been so I think it's important for us to run with this momentum while we have it, take confidence from Lord's but also remember how disciplined England were in Cardiff and we know how good an opposition they are," Clarke said.
"It's about playing your best cricket, we walk out to bat on zero we walk out to bowl with no wickets, we need to execute our skills like we did at Lord's.
"I think the most important thing I've learned throughout my career, not just in England, is you have to start again, so whether that be if you're a batter and you're coming off 100, 200, as a bowler you feel on top of your game you walk out there and start again it's a btand new game. That's really important for us as a team that we come with the same attitude we had at Lord's, we come with the same intent, that same hunger to want success, but we realise we start on zero."
Clarke said he had seen no let up in the players as they prepare for what could be a pivotal third test.
"I think this team, again from what I continually see the way the guys trained and prepared in Derby to their attitude here yesterday when it was raining and the guys still found ways to get done what they needed to, there's no doubt that hunger is in the system, it's just now coming out and executing and performing as well as we did at Lord's, tomorrow," he said.
Opening batsman Chris Rogers is set to play after suffering from dizziness in last week's second test at Lord's.
The 37-year-old left-hander was forced to retire on 49 not out on the fourth day of Australia's 405-run second test victory against England at Lord's, which levelled the series 1-1.
Rogers, who was struck on the helmet by James Anderson off the first ball of the second day of the match but recovered to score 173 in Australia's first innings, was diagnosed with an inner ear problem.
"I haven't seen him yet today so I think it's important to see how he pulled up yesterday, but he batted really well in the nets, faced the bowlers, and yesterday he felt comfortably, it's just about seeing how he pulled up today," said Clarke. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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