Australia suffered their second successive World Cup warm-up loss yesterday, this time to South Africa. u00a0 However, Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke is not reading too much into the results of the games. "Obviously the result did not go the way we would have liked but again we all understand that they are practice games. It's more about giving boys an opportunity than about winning," Clarke said after his team lost to South Africa by seven wickets. "A practice game is a practice game. So it s important to maximise the chance to give everybody the opportunity to bat and bowl, and more importantly, to get used to the conditions." "We play Zimbabwe in a week's time. Everybody had a bit of a run around and seen the conditions. So it's about preparing well for the next six days to be in right shape before the game against Zimbabwe."

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Australia suffered their second successive World Cup warm-up loss yesterday, this time to South Africa

Second warm-up loss, no worry for Aussie Clarke

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