CA decisions a minor distraction: Clarke
COLOMBO: Michael Clarke, the Australia captain, has admitted the Argus review and the decisions taken by Cricket Australia (CA) on Friday were a minor distraction in the lead-up to the fourth One-day International (ODI) but praised his side for displaying excellent character in difficult conditions to take the series against Sri Lanka.
The removal of Andrew Hilditch as chief selector was one of the significant decisions taken on Friday, but Clarke said his teammembers made a pact they weren’t going to talk about it going into the match.
“No doubt it the events on Friday is some sort of a distraction but you face distractions everyday in your life; with what’s happening with your family, some of them have kids,” Clarke said after Australia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
“There are always issues outside of the game that you face as a distraction. It’s up to us to determine how big a distraction it becomes. We left our meeting the other day and made a pact that we weren’t going to talk about it. We had an optional training session yesterday that every single player turned up for.”
The removal of Andrew Hilditch as chief selector was one of the significant decisions taken on Friday, but Clarke said his teammembers made a pact they weren’t going to talk about it going into the match.
“No doubt it the events on Friday is some sort of a distraction but you face distractions everyday in your life; with what’s happening with your family, some of them have kids,” Clarke said after Australia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
“There are always issues outside of the game that you face as a distraction. It’s up to us to determine how big a distraction it becomes. We left our meeting the other day and made a pact that we weren’t going to talk about it. We had an optional training session yesterday that every single player turned up for.”
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