http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 praises fellow teammate and ground staff- Cricket News Update
England's ODI Captain, Alastair Cook, put in a Player of the Match performance to guide his side to a comprehensive victory over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the 2nd limited overs match, played at the Rose bowl.
Cook struck an unbeaten 80 of 63 balls, which included 5 fours and 1 six, enough to overhaul the visitors fighting total of 187.
The left-hander was full of praise for his fellow opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206, who played a stupendous knock of 46 of just 25 balls, which helped the Poms to get off to a flying start.
Persistent rain meant that the game was reduced to a 23-over affair, and the left-hander admired the work of the ground staff, which put in a great effort to ensure that the match went as planned.
This delighted the fans, who had waited patiently throughout the day and night encounter.
"It was a really good day," Cook said. "First of all we have to thank the groundstaff, it was an amazing effort to get it ready and it was a great game of cricket.
"It was a bit frantic (in the field) but we restricted them to a total we could get. It was a decent score but we thought it was a par score if we played well.
"Craig (Kiewswetter) played brilliantly at the top of the order and left us just having to milk it to get there.”
He also acknowledged the curators, labeling it to be the best pitch he’s played on, in a very long time.
Certainly, it was a batsman paradise considering the battering suffered by every bowler on show. The Men In Blue went in with four specialists, which proved costly as Cook and his contingent ran riot to complete the chase with five balls to spare.
As injuries have hit both sides, the latest in the list was middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032, who experienced a recurrence of a shoulder problem, which the player first suffered during the Ashes tour.
The skipper, although disappointed, believed that it is a chance for someone like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 to prove his worth and stake a permanent claim in the side.
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