Australian pacer Stuart Clark today asserted that the visiting team was “more than capable” to save the crucial third cricket Test here after India declared their first innings at a mammoth score of 613 for 7.
“That’s the big thing. Our guys are capable. We have three-four guys who average 50-plus or close to 50. I think we are more than capable,” Clark said.
“If we bat well, we can save the Test. We need to bat well, need to bat really well tomorrow and post a reasonable score and see how it goes from there. Hopefully, we would post a big total in the first innings,” he said after second day’s play at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground.
India would look to seal the four-match series here as they have taken a 1-0 lead, having won at Mohali after drawing in Bangalore.
As two Indians carved out double tons in their first innings, Clark admitted it was tough job for the visiting bowlers.
“It was hard work for a couple of days. The track was good for batting and it was really tough work for the bowlers.
“The pitch is good for batting, even though it would spin more as you would imagine. There was little movement, just a hint of it,” he added.
Clark said it was difficult to reverse-swing in the Kotla conditions. “We tried everything we worked on at the nets. At different stages of the game, there were hints of reverse swing but surely not as much as we would have liked,” he said.
Clark also praised double centurion VVS Laxman, saying, “He is a very wristy player who hits balls outside the off-stump through mid-wicket. He was very good today and once he got the momentum, he kept going.”
(Agency)
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