Alastair Cook satisfied to see his side turn the tables – Cricket News Update
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The visitors were thrashed in the first Test of the four-match series at Ahmedabad as the Men in Blue looked a far superior team in all three departments of the game. A number of sporting pundits ruled out the Poms after their pathetic showing in the series opener, predicting a whitewash in the competition.
However, against all odds, Cook and company performed exceptionally well in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Test and outclassed the home team by 10 wickets to level the series 1-1, with two matches still to be played.
This is the left-handed opener’s first series as the official England captain and he feels delighted to see his side come back from behind. The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 batsman expressed that the whole team worked extremely hard under trying circumstances at Mumbai, where the pitch and the weather were heavily in favour of the home team.
“It was a tough week up in Ahmedabad and the character we have shown in the last three days has been fantastic,” Cook said. "I just can't fault the effort from the lads and the performance they have put in.”
The England captain understands that losing the toss in the second match was a massive disadvantage for his side but was all praise for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806, who smashed an outstanding 186, with the help of 20 fours and four massive sixes, helping the tourists take a handy first innings lead. England’s batting collapsed after Pietersen’s dismissal and Cook admits that his side should have taken a bigger lead.
He mentioned, “It was an important toss, but the way we bowled on the first day was fantastic and then the way Kevin took the game away from India - to get an 80-run lead was vital,” he added. “It was a fantastic innings and great to watch from the other end. We could almost have got more of a lead in the end.”
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