Australia captain Michael Clarke praised his side after they bounced back from their humbling in England to claim a 2-1 one-day international series win over Pakistan in Sharjah yesterday. The tourists defied sweltering heat and a four-pronged Pakistan spin attack to chase down a victory target of 245 with three wickets in hand in the decider. Veteran Mike Hussey led the pursuit with a composed 65, while 23-year-old rookie Glenn Maxwell underlined his growing status with a fearless unbeaten 56, from 38 balls, to secure the win. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/sep/auswin.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 268px; " /> Australian cricketers pose with the trophy after winning the ODI series against Pakistan in Sharjah yesterday. Pic/AFP Maxwell, who was one of the few Australian batsmen to dominate mystery spinner Saeed Ajmal (three for 37), finished the game with a towering six after reaching his maiden half-century. It meant Australia immediately got back to winning ways following their 4-0 reverse against England this summer, which saw them relinquish top spot in the ODI rankings. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s very special, obviously after our defeat in England,&rdquo; Clarke said. &ldquo;You know, we worked really hard before coming on this series. We were up in Darwin as a team and worked hard against spin bowling. &ldquo;I think we found conditions again so different to what we tried to prepare for up in Darwin, especially with the heat &mdash; I&rsquo;ve never played in heat like this and humidity like this. &ldquo;What the most pleasing thing is &mdash; the whole series was won by the whole team, it wasn&rsquo;t one individual player that won tonight and that won us this series. It was a tough victory against a very good one-day team in Pakistan and you won&rsquo;t get the smile off this face, that&rsquo;s for sure,&rdquo; he added. Pakistan take on Australia in the three-match Twenty20 series, which begins in Dubai today.u00a0

Australia skipper Michael Clarke says ODI series win over Pakistan in the Gulf will ease pain inflicted during 0-4 drubbing in England earlier this year

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