http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 confident of winning back the 'Urn'
The Australian camp seems to be all fired up before the upcoming Ashes encounter on the Boxing Day. This only became possible following their inspirational comeback at Perth. “We are confident that a great fight back will be put in by our team for the remaining
matches,” said Ricky Ponting after the Perth Test ended. Although, the captain is not sure whether he will be featuring in the next encounter or not, yet the hopes seem to be high. Given the remarkable comeback staged by the Aussies to win the Perth Test,
the team is looking absolutely dangerous for the coming matches.
It was last year when they lost the Ashes to England and criticism from all spheres started to dent the Australians. “The Oval” was where the last match was played, and the wicket of Michael Hussey threw it all away. However, the Australians came with a
new spirit in the current Ashes. But soon the spirit was down to an all time low after experiencing trouble in the first match and losing the second.
Revival came by when at Perth they looked vicious as a unit. Although, the first innings' batting did not seem to promise much, yet Mitchell Johnson’s fiery bowling spell brought the Kangaroos back into the contest. Mitch, who was dropped for the Adelaide
Test, had a lot of pressure to justify his recall in the third encounter. That he proved, bagging nine wickets on a whole in the match. It was due to his majestic swinging deliveries that the Aussies got a firm grip on the match head on.
“The team is all fired up, and we just needed a win to restart our rusty engines,” explained Johnson, who silenced his critics soon after Australia won the Perth Test. Although, this might be too early a call to decide the fate of the series, yet the batting
ranks of the English have been exposed. From a concrete performance that the England batsmen displayed in the first two Tests, their downfall in the third has rather been swift.
The spectators and fans acquainted with both sides are expecting the best from their respective teams. According to some, this battle will stand undecided till the last Test, but to others the next encounter seems to be the “decider”. What does future hold
for the urn is still unclear, but the Australians are certainly pumped up to regain the glory they lost. For them the last Test provides them with the “urge” that they required.
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