Whitewash for Aussies

Michael Clarke’s captaincy got off to a preferred begin when Australia bounced behind impressively from a beating of their quarter-final exit during a ICC Cricket World Cup with a 3-0 one-day general array varnish opposite Bangladesh.

Still ranked No.1 in a universe notwithstanding being knocked about by contingent champions India last month as they suffered their beginning finish to a Cup debate given 1992, a Australians dominated a array opposite a Tigers from a outset, led good by Clarke, his emissary Shane Watson as good as Mike Hussey.

Clarke got a round rolling with 101 from 111 balls in a initial diversion to set Australia good upon a approach to 7-270 from their 50 overs, as good as a plain all-round bowling arrangement saw Bangladesh limited to usually 5-210 in reply.

The second diversion in a array will be remembered wholly for Watson’s extraordinary widespread 185 from usually 96 deliveries, a all-rounder violation a universe jot down for a array of sixes in an ODI innings as he found a wire fifteen times as good as privileged it upon an additional fifteen occasions.

Watson additionally available a top particular ODI measure by an Australian as good as a top commission of runs scored in an innings by an individual.

So widespread was Watson which Brad Haddin done 8 in their 62-run mount whilst Ricky Ponting’s 37 done up a tiny commission of their consecutive 170-run kinship as Australia reached 1-232 in usually twenty-six overs in reply to Bangladesh’s 7-229, which enclosed 3 wickets to Mitchell Johnson.

In diversion three, Hussey top-scored with 108 from usually 91 balls though usually after Watson’s 40-ball 72 had sparked a Australians upon their approach to a outrageous sum of 8-361 prior to Johnson picked up an additional 3 wickets as good as Watson dual as Bangladesh done 6-295.

Watson’s hit additionally gave him a array total of 294 runs during an normal of 147 as good as an startling set upon rate of 175, as good as a Bangladeshis can be forgiven if they have nightmares in destiny prior to entrance up opposite him.

The usually disastrous of a array for Clarke’s group was which they unsuccessful to play Bangladesh out in any of a 3 games though Victorian youngster James Pattinson done his entrance in a last diversion as good as accomplished with a rarely important 1-39 from 7 overs.

While a little members of a Australian patrol together with Clarke as good as Johnson will conduct home for a break, most will transport to India to stick upon their Indian Premier League teams after a foe got underway upon Apr 8.

Australia’s subsequent choice doesn’t come until Sep when Clarke gets his full-time Test captaincy proposed with 3 matches opposite Sri Lanka.

The VB Tour of Sri Lanka will additionally embody 5 one-day internationals as good as dual Twenty20 matches.

Meanwhile, a array varnish has resulted in changes for Bangladesh with Australian manager Jamie Siddons told his stipulate won’t be renewed.