http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 praises Steven Finn and Graham Onions – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 endured a turbulent time owing to rain.
With the English side already 2-0 up in the series, a reshuffle to the bowling line was witnessed with the first-choice new ball pairing of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566.
The management’s decision to rest the duo was as a result of the upcoming schedule the Poms will have to face – ODI series against the Windies will be followed by five 50-over bouts against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 before a full fledge series at home against the no.2 ranked
Test side http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
Onions and Finn have been on the fringes of selection for quite some time. Onions’ last game came in 2010 while Finn has been involved in bit part roles in the past, mainly as cover for other bowlers. However, both had earned respect courtesy some exceptional
outings in the domestic circuit and were deservedly included in the final Test match.
Despite their inability to break the final partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/D-Ramdin-c1299 and Tino Best, which yielded a record 143, both men displayed excellent composure and claimed 4 and 3 wickets respectively,
"If we had bowled them out for 280-odd that would have been a good performance. But that 10th-wicket stand took our opportunity of winning the game out of the window and we had to fight quite hard to make sure they didn't have an opportunity to win the game,”
Strauss admitted.
However, the Poms’ leader was quick to praise his players, where http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 stuck impressive half-centuries to help their side to recover from a precarious position. He was also keen to admire the bowling ethics of Onions and Finn, claiming
that it was good to see the duo back in the national team.
"We found ourselves under a bit of pressure with the bat, but there were still some good performances. I think KP and Belly batted very well, I thought Finn and Onions acquitted themselves exceptionally well and it was good to have them back in the side,"
added the skipper.
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