Andrew Strauss wary of an in-form http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 side – Cricket News Update
The Test captain of England, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964, is wary of the in-form Pakistani squad that had a successful 2011, winning all of the series they played in the season.
Speaking to the media reporters at the Heathrow Airport of London before leaving for a critical UAE tour, Strauss said that Misbah’s team is one of the in-form sides in the world and hoped a tough contest from the Men in Green in the next two months.
"They are probably one of the form teams in world cricket at the moment," said Strauss. "They have got a good balance to their side and they are playing some good, smart, cricket at the moment," he added further.
Pakistan started the 2011 season with the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 tour where they won the two-match Test series 1-0 and prevailed in the six-match One Day International series by a margin of 3-2, with one match wiped out by rain.
The Green Shirts then stunned fans and cricket pundits with a dazzling performance in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
Following the World Cup, Pakistan toured http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, returning successful in both, despite the coach and captaincy conspiracies embroiling
the side.
Recently, the Men in Green mauled the World Cup finalists, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 tour in which
the Pakistani side again exhibited its talent.
The main strength of Pakistan in all the above successes remained their bowling, especially spin bowling. Strauss also hailed the performance of Pakistani spinners in UAE conditions.
"They seem to have a production line of good quality bowlers and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 in particular has done well in those conditions,” said the English skipper.
England is scheduled to play three Tests, four One Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals against Pakistan. The first Test of the tour will be played in Dubai on January 17.
England will play two warm-up matches as well before going into the tour's opening Test.
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