da aposte e ganhe： After a month in Colombo, the Australian cricket team heads to Sharjahtoday for an historic first Test in the United Arab Emirates.
da dobrowin： AAP09-Oct-2002After a month in Colombo, the Australian cricket team heads to Sharjahtoday for an historic first Test in the United Arab Emirates.Australian and Pakistan will arrive Dubai this afternoon and will havejust one full day of practice before the second Test of the neutralseries gets under way in Sharjah.It will mark the first time Australia has played a Test in non-Testcountry.Pakistan played two matches there earlier this year, scoring resoundingwins over West Indies in both.Australian coach John Buchanan said the quick turnaround and withconditions more extreme than Colombo, it would be arduous for bothsides.”But that’s the way the schedule is and we have to deal with it,”Buchanan said.”They’ll be more aware of what it’s going to be like than us but it willbe pretty bloody hot and humid, worse than here.”Sharjah has has been recording temperatures of around 40 degrees withthe humidity around 80 per cent.”I do believe the team which can adjust to the conditions more quicklywill have the advantage in the first game,” Buchanan added.The Australians, one-nil up in the series, won’t make a decision ontheir team until they’ve seen the pitch conditions but Buchanan said itwas traditionally a “flat” deck offering reverse swing and a little bitof spin.Injured fast bowler Jason Gillespie will travel with team but won’t playin either Test after tearing his calf muscle on the last day of thefirst day.West Australian quick Brad Williams will join the team in Sharjah tocover for Gillespie.
