http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373’s honesty – Cricket News Update
Having lost http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Taylor-c66127 has the potential to perform well at the global arena.
Bopara, 27, has been an integral part of England’s limited-overs setup over the last couple of years, but the right-hander lost his place in the Test team last year after the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 batsman returned to the fold for the on-going
battle against the Proteas, after a brilliant One Day International (ODI) series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
The middle-order batsman failed to cope with the pressure in the Oval Test, managing a duck in the first innings & 22 in the second. Prior to the second Test at Headingley, the talented cricketer opted out of the squad, saying that he is mentally not prepared
for such a crucial battle.
Strauss, the left-handed opener, praised Bopara’s honesty and assured him of all the support on behalf of the teammates.
"I feel for Ravi," he said. "He is going through a bit of a hard time personally. It was a big call on his part to say 'look, I'm not in the right frame of mind'. I think that is quite a brave thing to do and we are all behind him and will offer him any
support that we can."
Rather than going for an experienced player for a series of such intensity, the English selectors have decided to hand over a Test cap to Taylor, the batsman from Nottingham. The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 captain expressed that the right-handed batsman seems to possess an
extra-ordinary temperament, although he is just 22.
"He is a proper batter at six who can play really long innings," Strauss said. "He has always played well for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 so that suggests that he can handle the step up."
The budding youngster has a fantastic first-class record, with 13 centuries and 24 fifties and an average of 49.94 runs per innings. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409 and company.
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