Alastair Cook keen to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 – Cricket News
Keen to secure a place in the final of the last edition of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026, the England captain, has said that his team is keen to win the tournament.
The hosts will take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 topped group A of the tournament; whereas, the Proteas finished second in group B behind India.
The left-handed opening batsman understands that his team has a great chance to clinch the Champions Trophy and feels that the group matches have prepared the Poms well for the knockout stages of the competition.
Most sporting analysts are rating England as favourites for the all-important encounter but Cook is not ready to take things for granted against the Proteas and feels that opposition has been playing good cricket in the tournament
despite the fact that they do not have the services of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528.
“I think they've done all right to be honest with you. It's a massive game for both sides. We've got the opportunity to go into the final of an http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 competition, and it's such an exciting place for a player to be,” he mentioned.
“We've almost played knock-out cricket throughout this Champions Trophy. We've come here to try and win the tournament.”
While talking about the fitness of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501, the England captain admitted that the off-spinner’s participation is in the semi-final is in doubt and the team management will not risk him, taking into account the upcoming Ashes,
which begins from July 10, 2013, with the first Test at Trent Bridge.
“We haven't ruled him out totally yet for this game. We're going to have to see how he trains today and see how he pulls up tomorrow. There's one thing for certain, he won't be risked,” said the opening batsman.
In case Swann does not recover before the commencement of the semi-final, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JC-Tredwell-c1676 would retain his place in the playing-11.
The second semi-final of the event will be played between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 tomorrow at Cardiff.
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