http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 and praises teammates – Cricket News Update
English captain, Alastair Cook, claims that his side has moved on from Kevin Pietersen’s abrupt retirement from the limited-overs format and further praised his teammates, who have ably filled his void.
The Poms’ ODI credentials will take centre stage in the coming 10-day period as they tackle rivals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in a five-match series, starting today at Lord’s. They have had an impressive year as far as the 50-over format is concerned.
Thrashing a strong Pakistani outfit by a 4-0 margin was followed by another thumping to a formidable http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221.
Having said that, their team is not blessed with explosive batters, a stance justified by the combination of the top three – Cook, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576.
Having made a name at Test level, all have been considered ill suited for the shorter format. However, they have proven to be more than handy in the 50-over game by playing conventional cricket.
The latest addition has been Bell, who after a disappointing time earlier in the year was brought back into the side as a replacement for the now retired KP. Filling the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Peter-Hewitt-c66001 of one of cricket’s favoutire batter was always going to a hard ask, but Bell
has risen to the task by performing exceptionally well against the West Indies.
With greater challenges ahead, Cook however was pleased with how his side has responded to the team’s need and is hoping that they could match the Aussies in the upcoming clashes.
“It's a great sign of strength," he said. "It's an encouraging sign as a captain that we have a good squad of players, that if someone is no longer here we have got people who can come in and perform straight away.
"We are very much a developing one-day side and we're desperate to keep going up the rankings," Cook said. "I think we are progressing as a team.”
“We've got a really good test of ourselves now. They've proven they are going to be a really tough and dangerous one-day side and a tough side to beat. We're got to have to be at our absolute best.”
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