Australia v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 2011: Under-lights practice session will not make any difference, feels Aaron Finch – Cricket News Update
Australia’s top-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aaron-Finch-c881, believes that the Sri Lankan team’s under-lights practice session ahead of the Twenty20 clash against Australia, will not make any major difference in the game.
If the imminent contest between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and Sri Lanka is not as big as the ongoing England-India clash, it is by no means less either.
The two teams are trying hard to develop a winning combination following drastic changes to the team compositions after the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011. Moreover, both captains are aiming to produce good results
as it will help the side regain lost momentum.
The battle will begin with two day-and-night T20 encounters at Pallekele Cricket Stadium. The two sides are not much familiar to the venue as only three ODIs have been played at the stadium since the opening
in 2009.
In order to get an experience of the conditions, the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 had a gruelling night practice session at Pallekele before the first T20 game on Saturday, August 6, 2011.
However, Finch claimed that the exhausting efforts by the islanders will give them no advantage since the Aussies are professional enough to adjust their games accordingly.
"We haven't seen the lights in action but the guys play in that many different locations around the world now, different grounds, that I think you can adapt to it pretty quickly. Being in the subcontinent,
most guys have played in the IPL, we're travelling and playing day-after-day, so most guys have experienced different grounds and I think you get accustomed to it quite quickly," said Finch.
Talking about the wicket at Pallekele, the attacking batsman stated that the Australian pace attack, including http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653, will be decisive in the game as the track
is expected to support fast bowlers.
"There was a little bit of pace and bounce in it which should suit our game plan, I would have thought. I think that'd really suit us but we've got good enough players that can adapt either way,” added
the 24-year-old right-hander who has a strike rate of almost 145 in shorter version of the game.
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