Clarke hopes Australia carry momentum

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Oct 14 (AFP): Fit-again Australian captain Michael Clarke said Tuesday he hopes his team can carry the momentum of its Twenty20 and one-day wins over Pakistan into the two-match Test series starting next week.

Australia routed Pakistan 3-0 in the one-day series which finished on Sunday and also won the only Twenty20 match by five wickets in Dubai.

The 33-year-old, who sat out the one-day series due to a hamstring injury, will test his fitness in the four-day preparation match against Pakistan 'A' starting from Wednesday.

That will put Clarke on course for the first of two Tests starting in Dubai from October 22. The second Test will be played in Abu Dhabi from October 30.

"It's bviously a different format of the game but the players that have been involved in T20 and One day series will take that confidence into the Test matches," said Clarke.