SYDNEY: Captain Michael Clarke said Sunday Australia could play two spinners in the opening Test against the West Indies next month before he left to join up with the rest of the squad in the Caribbean.
Clarke stayed inAustraliafor treatment on a hamstring injury and has followed the ongoing one-day series against theWest Indieson television.
"The wickets look really slow and have spun as much as any wickets around the world," Clarke told reporters atSydneyairport.
"We always talk about spin inIndiaandSri Lankabut the wicket inSt Vincent, that's as much as I've seen the ball spin and bounce for a long time.
"If conditions are like what we've seen in the one-dayers, then it's something we definitely need to consider (playing two spinners)."
Clarke believes spinners Michael Beer and Nathan Lyon could make a good double act in the Test series, starting inBarbadoson April 7.
"They're two very good spinners who have great control," he said. "I've seen them both throughout the Australian summer bowl very early in an innings, so they can control the new ball as well.
"From what I've seen in the one-dayers, I think they'll both be a handful."
While he admitsAustraliahave not been at their best in the one-day series, Clarke said it was going to take some players time to adjust to theCaribbeanconditions.
TheWest Indiesare chasing their first ODI series win overAustraliain 17 years and lead 2-1 with one match to play.
"I would like to have won every game but conditions have been tough," he said.
"It's a lot different from what we've been facing inAustralia. It's been a great experience for guys who haven't been to theWest Indiesbefore.
"We've got plenty of time plus we've got a three-day tour game before the first Test and we will be 100 percent ready to go for that first Test match."
Clarke said he had come through weeks of physio treatment in great shape and would be ready to play in the opening Bridgetown Test.
He was ruled out during the home tri-series finals earlier this month with a hamstring injury suffered againstSri Lanka.
"The physio's really confident at where I'm at now. Knowing that we've got that time before the tour game, I'll be 100 percent," he said.
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