Boycott urges England to target Smith, Kallis and Amla – Cricket News Update
Former England cricketer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 and Graeme Smith, if they are win the just to begin Test series against the Proteas, commencing at The Oval, on Thursday, July 19, 2012.
In his article for The Telegraph, the cricketer turned commentator said that the trio will be the real treat to the Poms, as they gear up to defend their World No. 1 Test status, which they had claimed after whitewashing the then Test No. 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750
4-0, last summer.
Terming the 36-year-old Cape Province all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 as a world-class slip fielder and a decent seam bowler, Boycott urged the English bowlers to remove him as early as possible.
“Kallis is the key player, important to the balance of the team because he is a world-class batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 have got to get him out,” said Boycott, who played
Kallis, 36, is undoubtedly the most experienced player in South Africa’s touring party. In his 152 Test appearances for the Proteas, the right-hander averages above 56 with the bat. His tally of 12379 Test runs is studded with 42 centuries and 55 half centuries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, since debuting in March 2002.
Boycott urged the English bowlers not to let the Transvaal left-hander score runs on his favourite leg side.
“http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 man. “He has been a big scorer up front for this team for many years. It is crucial we get at him early and make life difficult by not allowing him to score on his favourite leg side,” he added
further.
Boycott also urged the compatriots not to be misled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamisi-Abdallah-c61368’s quite nature, saying that, “...he has improved tremendously over the past couple of years. He plays a bit freely around off stump but it works for him. He also plays well off his hip and legs.”
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