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Clarke dismissed talk of pressure on Australia

Thursday, March 26 2015 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    Australia captain Michael Clarke, speaking in Sydney on Wednesday (March 25), said his team will be fine under pressure against India in the World Cup semi-final.

    Script:

    SOUNDBITE (English): Michael Clarke, captain, Australia

    (on pressure of being the co-host and expectations) "To me there's been a lot of talk about pressure and expectation, but that's what comes with the role of playing cricket at the highest level of playing and playing sport at the highest level. There is no greater expectation than what you put on yourself. You want to perform at the highest level. You want to perform against the best. I think the boys will be fine."

    SOUNDBITE (English): Michael Clarke, captain, Australia

    (on the significance of toss) "I think whatever you do first, anytime, whatever you've got to do you have to do it well, whether we happen to bowl first or bat first, I don't think it matters too much in a one-day game. Yeah, sometimes wickets in Australia can be better to bat on second because you get a little bit of the dew, so the wicket quickens up, the outfield quickens up. Then there is the other side that people always talk about, runs on the board in big games. So we're doing them both at some stage. We've got to do them well."

    SOUNDBITE (English): Michael Clarke, captain, Australia

    (on India being a tough team to beat) "I said at the start of this tournament that I thought India were going to be one of the toughest teams to beat. My main reason for that is because they've been in the conditions for so long. They've played so much cricket in Australia. They've worked out how to take wickets. They've worked out how to score runs, and they've shown that through this tournament. I think MS Dhoni deserves a lot of credit for the way he's captained his team especially being defeated in the test series and the Tri-Series to be able to turn things around. Obviously they're at the top of their game at the moment. So we're prepared for that. We know we're playing against a very good team that obviously won the last World Cup. We look forward to that challenge. "

    SOUNDBITE (English): Michael Clarke, captain, Australia

    (on whether Warner has been conspicuously quiet this tournament) "I haven't noticed one difference in David.

    Q. Is it a concern at all?

    A: David will be fine. He knows the rules, as we all do, and his rules are no different than the rest of ours."

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