http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961 not ready to take England as easy opposition - Cricket News Update
Emerging Pakistani pacer, Aizaz Cheema, is not ready to get carried away by England’s recent run of poor batting performances saying that they are a formidable side and the upcoming Test matches between England and Pakistan would be a different ball game.
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led callow attack. Strauss’ men were restricted to a meagre 185 in response to ICC Combined XI’s first innings total of 281 and struggled to score 261 runs in their second innings to win the match with a three-wicket margin.
In the second and last tour game against Pakistan Cricket Board XI, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026, was once again seen struggling on their way to 269 for 9 declared.
But the rising http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 fast bowler said that they are not reading much into England’s batting failures in the tour game as they would have a different approach once the first Test gets underway in Dubai next week.
"Test match cricket will be different, it will have different conditions and teams will have a different approach come the first Test," said Aizaz Cheema during a media encounter on Wednesday.
"At the back of their mind England players will know that they are playing a Test so we are not reading much into their failures in the side's games and are ready for them," he added further.
Cheema was the second highest wicket taker during Pakistan’s successful Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 last month. The 32-year-old right-arm medium pacer picked up nine wickets in two matches at an average of 23.22.
Earlier Cheema had impressed the selectors with his right arm medium pace during the successful series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 at neutral venues of UAE.
Cheema, who made a startling Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 last year claiming eight wickets and has been a regular part of Pakistan’s Test side since then, hoped Pakistan takes the winning momentum along into the England series.
"The challenge of playing England is not much different from other challenges and we are not taking England differently. We have done well recently so we need to keep that momentum," said Cheema.
To date, Cheema has played four Tests and has 19 wickets in his name at an average of 24.78.
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