Purring Australia not quite perfect
Australia have been unstoppable, writes Robert Craddock in the Daily Telegraph , but questions remain over the make-up of the bowling .
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
Australia have been unstoppable, writes Robert Craddock in the Daily Telegraph, but questions remain over the make-up of the bowling.
There will be days, perhaps as soon as New Zealand next week, when the Hodge-Clarke-Symonds ticket may not be the right one for Australia and Stuart Clark or Mitchell Johnson will be the men for the day if Shane Watson does not return. Not only does the four-bowler option put the heat on Symonds and Clarke, but the top four bowlers are also under heavy pressure to fill their ten-over quota and not misfire. If any one of them goes down it could spell big trouble.
Jon Pierik writes in The Australian about Ricky Ponting’s exchange with Kevin Pietersen during Australia’s seven-wicket win.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo