Australia Should Try to Rebuild Their Team Before India Tour - Michael Clarke

The former Australian skipper, Michael Clarke believes the Aussies should try to rebuild their team before the Indian tour.

The Indian team is set to tour Down Under later in the year. With the Australian cricket under the scanner, Clarke believes it is imperative to get their pieces together.

It is known that the Australian cricket got hit-hard by the ball-tampering saga. The former Aussie skipper Steven Smith and deputy David Warner got suspended for a year.

On account of this, it is expected the Indian team will have an advantage. However, Australia can have their backs against the wall without the services of their imperative players.

Australian Cricket is hit-hard by ball-tampering scandal.

Clarke believes it is high time that the Australian cricket must recollect the debris that is caused by the ball-tampering scandal.

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“Australia is under pressure at the moment with everything that has happened. They need to try and work out what their team is going to be. They need to find a way and start to rebuild really quickly because it is a massive series considering we have never lost to India in Australia,” said Clarke at a book launch on Monday.

The former Australian captain also added he would hate it if Indian team is taken away the credit provided they go on to win in the Australian conditions.

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The former Aussie batsman added,

“There’s no doubt that losing Smith, Warner and Bancroft is going to hurt Australia. But I would hate to see that if India do have success in Australia for it to be taken away due to the absence of the three players. I don”t think that is fair to the Indian team”.

India is going to tour England before the Australian tour. Clarke believes if Men in Blue can be successful in English conditions, it will do them a world of good.

“I certainly think that they are in for a great chance to win in England as well. If India can beat England in England, they go to Australia with so much confidence, that it is going to be really hard to beat them at home (in Australia),” Clarke added.

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It is known that Indian team hasn’t yet savoured success on the Australian soil. With players like Steven Smith and David Warner set to miss the Indian series, the tourists will have a great chance to win their maiden Test series.