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Clarke salutes teenager Cummins
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 23 - 11 - 2011

Captain Michael Clarke hailed the “amazing” talents of paceman Pat Cummins, 18, after the debutant kept cool to secure a nerve-jangling two-wicket win for Australia in the second and final Test against South Africa Monday.
“It's not just because of his bowling. I've made it very clear to him I also think he's a very good batsman with a lot of talent,” Clarke told reporters after his side rallied to earn a 1-1 draw in the series.
“He has a bright future and the potential to be an amazing cricketer for Australia. We need to make sure we look after him.”
Cummins (13 not out) pulled leg-spinner Imran Tahir for four through mid-wicket as Australia reached the 310-run victory target in the last session on the fifth and final day.
The teenager had also picked up six for 79 with the ball to help bowl out South Africa for 339 in its second innings.
“Australia, and Pat Cummins in particular, kept coming at us at pace and he got a lot out of the surface,” said South Africa skipper Graeme Smith.
Clarke said he was “proud” of the way his side fought back after being skittled for 47 during their first-Test defeat.
“If you look at the entire tour we drew the Twenty20s, we won the ODI series and we've drawn the Test series against fantastic opposition in their own backyard,” he added.
Clarke also hailed the last-day contributions of Ricky Ponting (62), Brad Haddin (55) and Mitchell Johnson (40 not out) – three players who have received some criticism recently.
“You guys have a job to do so you don't owe me or anyone in the team an apology,” Clarke told reporters.
“But Ricky, Brad and Mitch really stood up today, they were the guys under pressure and they showed enormous courage.”
Smith lamented his team's failure to twice take control of the match with the bat.


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