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The Australia captain, Michael Clarke, has defended his decision to use his wicketkeeper Matthew Wade as a bowler on the final day of the first Test against Sri Lanka, and suggested he could use him again in the future. Wade became the first Australia wicketkeeper since Rodney Marsh in 1983 to bowl in a Test match as Australia pushed for victory in Hobart. Clarke's side still needed six wickets when Wade was thrown the ball for the final over before tea on the final day in Tasmania. Eyebrows were raised with the new ball also only 10 overs old but Wade produced a couple of good balls as he bowled a maiden. Australia eventually won the game with 10 overs to spare and Clarke said on Friday he would continue to be innovative in his quest to win Test matches. "As a former Tassie boy, Matt received a great cheer from the crowd on the final day of the first Test when he took the keeping gloves off to bowl the last over before tea," Clarke wrote in his weekly newspaper column. "And he bowled with good pace. There are some opening bowlers around the world who struggle to reach the 132km/h Matt generated. We're going to see more of Matthew Wade bowling in Test cricket, that's for sure. "The only thing we have to figure out now is who will take the gloves, Phil Hughes, who did it last Tuesday, or Dave Warner? Matt got me out a couple of times in the nets and got himself an over in Test cricket. It won't be his last." Wade spoke on Thursday about his rare chance to bowl, saying it was "good fun" but he felt it was more an experiment by Clarke. "Pup [Clarke] had spoken about how he was going to do anything to try and win a Test match and he pulled out all the stops," said Wade. "Let's be honest, I haven't seen that happen too often, in a Test match especially. I think [MS] Dhoni's about the only other bloke that's really had a bowl. "Obviously the wicket was a bit up and down, and I'm not the most gifted in the height department so I think he was just hoping I'd get one to run along the ground." Clarke was short of options in the second innings after Ben Hilfenhaus broke down earlier in the match and said he would continue to try whatever it took to get the wickets needed. "It reinforces my belief since I've been captain that it doesn't matter how we get 20 wickets or who takes them to win the Test," said Clarke. "If Matt gets some of those or Mike Hussey or Dave Warner then great." Meanwhile, Clarke said he remained "supremely confident" he would be fit to play in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne despite injuring his hamstring during the first Test.
As we can see Pup who is having a great time of it with the bat and as skipper has been inspired but our skipper to do whatever it takes to win an International game! When our bowlers were not doing the buisness in the Champions Trophy MS brought himself on and got the break through, he did the same think last summer in England and was unlucky not to get KP! Other sides are clearly looking at Dhoni's style and trying to emmulate it, I mean you take your team to world number 1, lead them to world cup glory as well as being the catpain of the IPL winning team twice and the champions league, that seems a pretty good model to follow! :)
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:hysterical::hysterical: Dhoni fans Clutching at straws now.
Not clutching at anything pal, just calling it as it is, one of the most successful players on the planner this season in Pup, has followed a shining example led by Dhoni in terms of his approach to captaincny, this is something to be proud of indeed

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