Briggs hopes to continue with his good form – Cricket News Update
England’s off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in a low scoring World T20 warm up match, played at the P Sara Oval in Colombo on Wednesday.
The 21-year-old left-arm spinner, who last week made his T20 International debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 at home, returned with match winning figures of 3 for 15 as England defended a paltry total of 111, to win their second practice match, in the lead up to the global tournament.
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Briggs said that today’s match winning performance against a formidable Pakistan side has boosted his morale and vowed to take the momentum into the tournament.
"It came out really nicely, which is pleasing and really good in our preparation,” said Briggs during a post-match media interaction, after the 15-run victory. “It's good to go into a tournament with confidence, and I hope that can carry on," he added further.
England’s batting was however, a bit exposed against the in-form Pakistan attack, as they were bundled out for a meagre 111 in the final over of their innings. Briggs said that the below par total on the board did not put any extra pressure on him and fellow bowlers.
"We knew we were always in the game, with any score on the board, and the way we bowled in the second half showed that," said the left-arm spinner adding, "Some of the lads struggled towards the end - it was hard to manoeuvre the ball around."
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. They will play their Group A opening match against Afghans, on Friday, September 21, before taking on Dhoni and his Men in Blue on the following Sunday.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in their first warm up match by nine runs.
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