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England will take on Sri Lanka in the first of the three match Test series, at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff in England on Thursday, May 26th, 2011. The visitors will be without spin legend, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540, which
will make life difficult for them. However, it will be an opportunity for some of the youngsters to make their name on the British soil.
The Poms have done well at home soil in recent times and will be eying a solid show in the upcoming series. The team will be led by, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011.
Although England have not been able to live up to the expectations in the shorter version of the game, the team will be confident of a strong show in the Test matches. They were victorious in the Ashes series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 by 3-1 and have only lost one
game in the last five played.
It is hard to find a weakness in the current English line-up, as they have a very well balanced squad. The team has a solid opening pair, Strauss and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026, who have been consistent at the top of the order against the new ball bowlers. Both are also
good players of spin bowling, as they have a very good technique.
At the moment, England have probably the best number 3, 4, 5 and 6 batsmen, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032 respectively. It will be hard for the Sri Lankan bowlers to get rid of these players, as they are in terrific form and can
score big runs for their team.
Trott and Bell are technically two of the most correct batsmen in modern day cricket and seldom play a rash shot. They are complemented very nicely by Pietersen and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707, who like to have a bit of a dash at the bowlers. The top-six of England can fit in
any World-11, as they can be effective against any bowling attack.
Apart form the regular batsmen; the hosts have some quality all-round cricketers, who provide flexibility to the team. Wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501, who are handy with the bat.
The English batting is backed by some quality bowlers like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566, Chris Tremlett and Broad. They are all different type of bowlers and can be lethal for any opposition in the world.
In comparison to a well balanced English outfit, the visitors may find them struggling a bit. Sri Lanka have not won a single match in the last five played and don’t posses a strong bowling attack.
Although the visitors have some quality batsmen, they may find it hard to take 20 wickets in the Test matches. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 has been appointed as the new skipper of the team, but things are not much ideal for him. He will have some support from the
veteran player, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glenn-Donald-McGrath-c60183.
Sri Lanka will need to pull something out of the hat to challenge the home team, but it seems quite impossible at the moment.
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