Alviro Petersen geared up for Lord’s – Cricket News Update
South African opening batsman, Alviro Petersen, is geared up for all-important Lord’s clash and has backing his team to maintain dominancy against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, owing to their past record at this venue.
It’s all intriguingly poised in the Investec Test series following a cagey affair at Headingley, where both sides settled for a draw after a lively final day of play. The early impetus was with the Proteas, whose batting again rose to the task and posted
419 under testing conditions, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Petersen-c1028 being the major stakeholder.
The opener’s form had been the only concern for the management after he had managed just 42 from four innings, including a duck in the opening Test. However, he fought back superbly to post a mammoth 182-run knock, further putting to bed any rumours about
his place in the side.
With him setting the pace, the Proteas bowlers then made headways into the English lineup, halting them at 173 for 4, only to come against a rampant http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806, who bludgeoned his way to an imposing 149 to help his side recover and take a slender 6-run
lead.
Rain halted the proceedings on day 4 and despite valiant efforts from both sides to get a result, the match ended in a draw. The two gruelling affairs have indeed left both teams jaded, physically and mentally.
The Proteas have greater worries, considering http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473, the skipper, also batted with a heavily strapped left knee.
However, Petersen is confident that a week’s break will be sufficient for him to fully recover from the hamstring injury and was also confident about his side’s chances at Lord’s. The Proteas have not lost at the ‘home of cricket’ since 1991, winning three
and drawing one.
"I can still bat, it's just about the running," he said. "Lord's is a place you can gear yourself up to play at and we've got good memories of Lord's. I still don't think there is a lot in it. Most of our batters have scored some runs. Some of them might
have wanted to score some more. It will come down to one or two sessions once more."
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