4-0 series win not on Bopara's mind - Cricket News Update
The in-form England middle order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, however he said that a 4-0 win is not on their minds.
The 26-year-old middle order batsman, who shared match winning stands with centurion http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 in the opening two ODIs of the series, said that they are taking it one game at a time and are not going ‘to look too far ahead’.
"I wouldn't want to think like that. We've done that in the past. Individually we've got a bit giddy and things just go wrong. So we're not going to look too far ahead,” said the right-hander speaking to media reporters on Thursday.
"We'll just keep doing what we've been doing in the last couple of matches and worry about our skills and dealing with that Pakistan bowling line-up," he added further.
Pakistan spinners have caused the most damage to the English batsmen in the ongoing series. 57 of the total 71 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482.
English batsmen looked quite comfortable against the Pakistani spinners in the one-dayers as compared to the Test series. Skipper Alastair Cook has notched up centuries in both the ODIs, while Bopara has half centuries to his name.
Asked about his good form, the 26-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 batsman said that he was getting used to the Pakistan bowlers.
"I feel good. I felt a lot better yesterday than I did in the first game," said Bopara who scored 50 in the series opener before returning with a 66-ball 58 on Wednesday.
"I was just getting used to the bowlers…I'm just keeping my feet on the ground. I'm just thinking about (Saeed) Ajmal and how I'm going to deal with him,” he added further.
England currently leads the four-match series 2-0, and a victory in Saturday’s game would help them seal the series. But Bopara warned the side against complacency, saying that after back to back defeats, the Men in Green must be looking forward to bouncing
back strongly.
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