The Australian captain is quite happy with Australia's opening campaign in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 and he says Twenty20 means business now.
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Michael Clarke believes that Australia's unimpressive performances in previous editions were because of a lackadaisical attitude towards this format of the game.
He states, "When I played in my first Twenty20 match, we played against New Zealand and they were growing moustaches, not cutting their hair and wearing 1960s outfits to play the games."
He adds tournaments such as the premier ICC tournament help raise the profile of the format, "I think now there's a world championship, that plays a big part."
After beating Pakistan, the defending champions, Australia are now looking forward to the challenge against Bangladesh and despite reports of wanting to bounce Bangladesh, Clarke says they will not be taking the team lightly.
2010 ICC World Twenty20: Australia Get Past Pakistan and Five Wicket Maiden
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