Cricket Australia tells Australia to adjust to heat in upcoming Pakistan series

[Shayan]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cr...-1226426532717

CRICKET Australia chief James Sutherland says Michael Clarke's side will simply have to adjust to the late playing hours and 40-degree heat of Sharjah for their upcoming series against Pakistan.

Australia will play a one-day international against Afghanistan in Sharjah on August 25, followed by three ODIs and three Twenty20 matches against Pakistan in Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

The ODI matches in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi won't finish until almost 2am local time, in a bid to avoid the hottest part of the day.

"It'll be hot but the sun's not going to be shining and that's probably the really important factor there," Sutherland told AAP on Sunday.

"In terms of the hours, it's not ideal but at the same time it's just an adjustment that the players will need to adjust to. It's the same for both teams.

"There are many people in the world who work different hours and these will be different hours for our players, unconventional hours for cricket perhaps.

"But the game's only going a couple of hours later than it would ordinarily so I'm not sure that adjustment is really that significant."

Pakistan have been forced to host series outside of their home country because of security concerns in recent years.

However, international cricket has never been held in the UAE in the August-September period which is the hottest time of the year in the country.

Australian Cricketers' Association chief Paul Marsh says he's not particularly comfortable with aspects of the tour.

"We're concerned about the heat and we're not comfortable with the playing hours," Marsh said earlier this month.

"There are issues there with the players playing sport at that time of night. How aware are players going to be?

"Are there any safety issues of playing sport at that time of the night? If you're standing there facing someone bowling at 150 kilometres an hour, are you going to be more tired at that time of day than you (otherwise) would be?"

Marsh said the tour had been put on for commercial reasons, not necessarily cricket reasons.

"That's why there's ongoing frustration from our perspective," Marsh told the www.cricinfo.com website.

Sutherland also said CA wasn't comfortable with Australia's 4-0 ODI series defeat in England.

But he said the development of individual players was a key priority ahead of the really important games which come around every four years.

"We're very conscious of the fact we host a World Cup in 2015 with New Zealand and we want to be ready to give our best and ideally be hosting a final with our team playing," he said.

[IAJ]

Originally Posted by Shayan "Are there any safety issues of playing sport at that time of the night? If you're standing there facing someone bowling at 150 kilometres an hour, are you going to be more tired at that time of day than you (otherwise) would be?"

They play all over the world were the timings differ from Australia so how can they not adjust for a couple of hours?

And seems like CA are angry after the 0-4 against England

[crikket fan]

Originally Posted by IAJ They play all over the world were the timings differ from Australia so how can they not adjust for a couple of hours? And seems like CA are angry after the 0-4 against England

very well said bro ....

its just a lame excuse by australia.........

[Ironcat]

Yeah, choose your heat to face. UAE or CA.

[Zamee]

"Are there any safety issues of playing sport at that time of the night? If you're standing there facing someone bowling at 150 kilometres an hour, are you going to be more tired at that time of day than you (otherwise) would be?"

What a lame logic

[Random Aussie]

Dont really understand what the players union are trying to accomplish here TBH.

[Looney]

Less excuses and more cricket please

[Usman]

Here's one for Aus cricketer's association - the players will wake up later in the day and thereby be fully functional at 2am. It's not like they have to wake up at 7am and wait around all day! Wake up at 2pm if you want to! I'm sure the spectators won't mind the games going into the night.

[GujjarSher]

They'll be fine. It's not like Aussie players have never played in hot weather before. I understand the complaints about late start times, but both teams are dealing with it. Get on with it.

[LethalSami]

what the hell is all this complaining

learn something from a kangaroo......they lick their arms to cool down in the desert heat.

just Aussie bunch need to toughen up, while i understand that they're prolly raised like spoiled BRATS with AC's where-ever they go,

zyada garmi lagdi ae te naaa ke aa jana

[Kwremb]

I'm pretty sure heat shouldn't be a problem since summer in Aus goes past 40C. But humidity should be an issue for Aus.

[Random Aussie]

Originally Posted by Shayan Marsh said the tour had been put on for commercial reasons, not necessarily cricket reasons.

Thanks, captain obvious.

[dani2k]

The Aussie cricketers need to talk to Deano for lessons on how to manage heat and come up trumps. What an innings he played during the famous Tied test overcoming severe heat , humidity, nausea, dehydration and what not..

May be AB could goad the current Aussie team and give them a kick up their back sides as to how his ward played under extreme conditions , scored and won hearts (my admiration for Deano went up after that) and how soft the current Aussie team looks in comparison with his champion team.

Yes It is not an ideal situation to be in, but the PCB has taken all steps they could have taken to make conditions less hostile. This is the max they could do under the given circumstances.

[Random Aussie]

Originally Posted by dani2k The Aussie cricketers need to talk to Deano for lessons on how to manage heat and come up trumps. What an innings he played during the famous Tied test overcoming severe heat , humidity, nausea, dehydration and what not.. May be AB could goad the current Aussie team and give them a kick up their back sides as to how his ward played under extreme conditions , scored and won hearts (my admiration for Deano went up after that) and how soft the current Aussie team looks in comparison with his champion team. Yes It is not an ideal situation to be in, but the PCB has taken all steps they could have taken to make conditions less hostile. This is the max they could do under the given circumstances.

Some serious misunderstanding in this thread although I know you all love bashing the Aussies. The players have not said a thing.

ACA has said something, which is the one quote that is referenced in the article above. CA have made a comment and they have reprinted the same quote from ACA.

If the team are complaining, by all means blast them - but so far it is just ACA being "concerned" as they are wont to do.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by Random Aussie Some serious misunderstanding in this thread although I know you all love bashing the Aussies. The players have not said a thing. ACA has said something, which is the one quote that is referenced in the article above. CA have made a comment and they have reprinted the same quote from ACA. If the team are complaining, by all means blast them - but so far it is just ACA being "concerned" as they are wont to do.

BUT surely the ACA statement is representing the thoughts/concerns the players have?

[Random Aussie]

Originally Posted by Geordie Ahmed BUT surely the ACA statement is representing the thoughts/concerns the players have?

The ACA is there to be "concerned" about things. Given the media profile of Australian cricketers, i would think they would voice genuine concerns if they had them. But happy to be corrected.