Australians asked to take Twenty20 seriously

8220;It is an important part of Australian cricket8221; he said.

CA has told its players to shape up for Twenty20 cricket, which is expected to be a big draw card at the international and domestic level.

8220;I think you will see Australia continue to take Twenty20 cricket as seriously as one-day cricket and Test cricket,8221; Clarke said adding 8220;It is a form of the game that now stands alone, and it is going to be around for a lot longer yet.8221;

The right-hander said Australia will improve in the format with time.

8220;We are probably one of the countries that hasn8217;t played too much Twenty20 cricket so the more we play, the better,8221; he said.

8220;We need to approach it differently, sorting out what is the best team for Australia, sorting out what guys are best suited,8221; Clarke said.

8220;We are certainly still learning and improving8230; we have got open minds to trial and error, to find out what is the best way for the Australian cricket team to win the 2009 world Twenty20 championships,8221; he added.