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 Tour opener at MCG not an ideal start for us: Clark
24th Dec 2007 17:10 IST
Agencies
Australian paceman Stuart Clark feels his team has squandered the home conditions advantage by allowing India to start their Test campaign Down Under at not so pace-friendly pitch of the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Clark said it would have been ideal for the World Champion side to have their tour opener at bouncier wickets like Brisbane and Perth.
"That way, we could really ram home our advantage. The conditions in Brisbane and Perth are so different to what you find in the subcontinent, and it would obviously be ideal from our perspective to play the first Test of series in places like that.
"From the team's perspective, it would be great if we were able to start series against the Indians and the Sri Lankans of world cricket at grounds like Brisbane and Perth and get the full advantage of our unique pitch conditions," Clark was quoted as saying in' The Age' today.
Pitch curator Tony Ware has said that the MCG pitch would favour spin as the match progresses and Clark too said that he was not expecting any help from the wicket.
"The Indians don't get a lot of exposure to our bouncier surfaces and you'd probably say Melbourne isn't one of those. I'm not going into the match with any expectations for a fast bowler-friendly wicket, but we'll just roll up on the day and see what we're presented with. |
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