Clarke urges his players to talk less in India

Australian cricket's hall-of-famers Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath were fond of marking their territory on the eve of a series by putting a target on an opposing player's head.

Skipper Michael Clarke doesn't have the same superstar line-up at his disposal, and he's certainly not encouraging his men to stir the pot in the media before the four-Test series against India starts on February 22 in Chennai.

India's chief tormentor Harbhajan Singh has celebrated his recall to the Test squad by saying he can't wait to play against his favourite opposition team and adding he wants to teach the Aussies a lesson about how cricket's played in India.
"It's no good us making statements or comments and not backing them up," Clarke told a media conference in Chennai when asked why his side lacked the aggression of previous teams led by Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.

"To me it's not about what you say, it's about what you do.
"That's our goal. To perform well on the field."
The 89-Test veteran recalled making his debut in the Indian city of Bangalore in 2004.
That side included Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Warne, McGrath and Jason Gillespie, all heavyweight figures in Australian cricket history. Ponting was injured as Gilchrist led the side to Australia's first series triumph in India since 1969-70.

"When you look at the Australian cricket team now, compared to when I first came into the team, we had so many great players," Clarke said.
"Seven or eight of the Australian players when I made my debut were as good as any seven or eight players in the world.
"When you look at the Australian team now, we're a lot less experienced.
"We know for us to have success we have to perform well as a team.
"It's not about the individual player making 200 or taking five wickets. That's not going to give us the success we want over a long period of time.
"We need every player to be performing and not rely on certain individuals because we haven't got the great individuals right now that we had when I first played for Australia."
Clarke carries a massive reputation as Test cricket's No.2-ranked batsman.
But as he points out, he struggled in India in 2010 when he averaged 8.75.
"Reputation is irrelevant," he said