India vs Australia Mohali Test: Michael Clarke and M S Dhoni's a few good men
India vs Australia Mohali Test: Then he smiled. For the better part of the last 72 hours, Michael Clarke perhaps didn’t have the opportunity to. In the past three days, those askew, always pouting chops of his have been utilised to throw Australian cricket into a disarray or used to defend his decision. For most of the pre-match press conference at the PCA Stadium in Mohali, things were no different - now as he readies for another M S Dhoni onslaught he plays it all down.
“Look, I don’t want to talk about the past,” he repeated incessantly. “Please, move on.” Then, right at the end of this quasi-interrogation, someone asked him about the wicket on offer for the third Test. Clarke paused, sighed, and smirked.
It is not always easy to believe a cricket reporter’s pitch analysis, even if the person has had full access (as was granted on Wednesday) to the most important strip on a cricket field.
The inexact science of soil curation plays a role, as does the writer’s ignorance. But on the eve of the match, it was quite evident even to the untrained eye just why Clarke was amused. “I saw the wicket yesterday and am yet to look at it today,” he said.
“But I imagine it wouldn’t have changed much. There’s not much grass to cut off and it was quite dry yesterday so it’s probably even drier today. I think the conditions are going to be very similar to what we’ve
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