Australia Vs http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kenya-c752: A dead rubber of Pool A – ICC World Cup 2011 Preview
Three times World Champions Australia will have a rendezvous with the minnows Kenya today at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. This will be a dead rubber contest between both teams.
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Before today’s encounter both teams have met in 4 matches and Australia has a 100 per cent win rate against Kenya.
Australia are currently placed at the number four position in Pool A because they have played only three matches and the minnows Kenya is at the bottom of the Pool, as they have not won a single match in the ICC World Cup 2011. Therefore, the Aussies are
well ahead of Kenya as far as track record is concerned.
The Aussies have started their World Cup campaign with style, by thrashing the minnows http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 in a convincing margin of 91 runs. They performed brilliantly against the Kiwis in their second match of the tournament, as the Australians slaughtered the Black
Caps and won the match by a huge margin of seven wickets.
However, Australia are the three times World Champions and look promising to lift the cup for the fourth time, as they have thrashed the minnows Zimbabwe as well as the balanced Kiwis side.
Australia is truly the Champions, after winning the home One Day International series against their traditional rivals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 by a convincing margin of 6-1. The team is full of confidence and ready to attack any opposition.
Opening for Australia will be the ever dangerous Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 and Brad Haddin. Both players have extensive experience and loads of confidence to face anything the Kenyan’s can throw at them.
In the middle-order Australia have a superb blend of enthusiasm and experience. They have their Captain Ricky Ponting, who is considered as one of the world’s top batsman, ready to take on the opposition with his vast experience and cool demeanor.
Besides the Captain, the Aussies have a very seasoned middle-order batsman, Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/White-c96514, who can be unstoppable once he gets going, as he can hit the ball
a long way.
They also have a very strong lower middle-order and tail. In lower middle-order they have the dangerous David Hussey and Steven Smith, who are capable of scoring quick runs towards the end of the innings.
In the bowling department, Australia has two of the world’s fastest bowlers in their squad, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lee-c72382 and Shaun Tait. Both have the ability to break the head and toes of any opposition and demolish the innings. Australia also has a great left-arm fast bowler,
Mitchell Johnson to support their pace spearhead Lee. In the spin department they have the talented Steven http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598, as leg spinner and the experienced David Hussey as off-spinners.
On the other hand, Kenya is an inexperienced team and will not give a tough time to experienced opposition like Australia.
In short, Australia is clearly ahead of the minnows Kenya in every department of the game. So there is no real comparison between these two teams and the match will definitely be a dead rubber.
Australia (Probable): Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Ricky Ponting, Cameron White, Michael Clarke, David Hussey, Steven Smith, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Tait, JJ Krejza.
Kenya (Probable): Maurice Ouma (wk), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Elijah-Otieno-c55866.
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