Australia A bowlers impress Nick Compton – Cricket New Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 A attack after its impressive performance on the opening day of the unofficial cricket Test at Old Trafford, on Tuesday.
“Australia A bowled well,” said Compton while speaking to media at the end of the day one at old Trafford.
"They came at us hard but I knew they would. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jackson-Munro-Bird-c65187 also performed well. He bowled stump to stump and swung it a little bit," he added further.
After losing opening partners http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707, to steady things for the home side. The 29-year-old South Africa-born batsman avoided playing his fluent shots on a sluggish Old Trafford wicket, and
went on to score a meticulous 46 off 137 balls, en route to a 79-run stand, with Test batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032.
“…it was a challenge, I thought Eoin and I both stuck at it well,” said Compton, the grandson of former English great http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Denis-Charles-Scott-Compton-c53561. "It was hard work on a very slow track…one of those wickets where you've really got to bide your time, dig in and get some
ugly runs in a way,” he added further.
However, three wickets in the evening session brought the tourists back into the match, as the hosts were reduced to 140 for four by stumps on a damp opening day in Manchester. Compton said that the Australian comeback did not come as a surprise to him,
rather he was expecting a tough fight from them before going into the match.
The gangling right-hander further said that wearing the England badge and opening against the formidable Australian attack was a fantastic experience for him.
Compton, who has played 94 first class and 92 List A matches so far, also had a word of praise for teammates http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206, for staying around until the end of the day and sharing an unbroken stand of 26 runs.
Despite having lost almost half of their workforce on opening day, Compton said that they were in a good place and hoped to rebuild their innings in an emphatic way, when the play resumes on Wednesday morning.
“We're in a good place...If you can get up to 280 or 300, you're in the game,” said the top order batsman.
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