"We have to play at our best to beat both these teams. They were both in the final of most recent world cup. We`re the number one one-day team in the world so I`d like to think we are favourites," Clarke said ahead of the opening match.
"India is a very good team...the way they fielded last night is how you need to field in cricket. Fielding is a big part of our game and I certainly wasn`t surprised by how they fielded. They are a very good outfit, there are some really good athletes in that team.”
"That`s the game. Unfortunately, you can`t win every single game."
"When you`re playing two very good opposition teams, Sri Lanka and India, if I was a fan, I would love to get out there and watch it so I`m expecting people to continue to turn out.”
"It`s probably going to be a little bit harder for the Melbourne people tomorrow considering they have just played a Twenty20 last night. People have got only so much money so a lot of families can`t afford in one weekend to go and watch two big games.”
"We`ll wait and see. If any city is going to turn out, it`s Melbourne though. They`re very supportive of Australian cricket and of sport," he added.
"The team has been picked for the first three games so I think the selectors will talk before they select the team for the next group of matches.”
"Hads (Haddin) just need to get back to scoring runs and keeping well. There`s been a lot of talk about it, I don`t think Brad`s that bothered by it. He knows what he has to do, put numbers on the board and I`m sure he will get another opportunity."
"As for Shaun (Marsh), it will be no doubt good for him to go out and try and score some runs. I`ve said for some time he`s a wonderful player and he needs to be scoring runs in all forms of the game. I`m pretty confident Shaun will turn that around.”
"Guys have been picked on performance. They have performed either for their state or Australia. They`ve been given an opportunity and in the back of your mind you do need to continue to look forward but it`s important especially against these two teams that we play our best cricket and concentrate on what`s in front of us."
"Obviously I`m not involved in the Twenty20s. So if there is more Twenty20 cricket, then I wouldn`t be required. I`ll get a longer break after the Test series.”
"It`s been the same for a while now in T20 cricket. I think it has probably had a fair amount of success domestically whether that be IPL, Champions League or Big Bash, so I`m not sure what they`re going to do internationally, to be honest."
