Former West Indies quick Michael Holding, though, concurred with the Aussie captain and said Australia must focus on getting back into the series, not this match.
"What Michael Clarke did was correct as far as his team and players were concerned," said Holding.
"They're not going to win this Test match, they're not going to draw this Test match. It doesn't mean they have given up, but he's thinking forward, he's thinking there are three Test matches to go and he needs these guys to come out in the next three matches, take some wickets and possibly get them back into the series.
"If he keeps flogging these guys on this pitch, although it might be the right thing to do as far as the game of cricket is concerned, he won't have them at their best for the next three Test matches."
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