Cook aims to bounce back quickly – Cricket News Update
Disappointed with the manner of loss to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 is aiming to bounce back quickly when his team battle in the second five-day game.
The no.1 ranked team was poor in their first assignment of the New Year, emphatically beaten by their opponents at Dubai, with the game ending inside three days.
Known for their short comings in the sub-continent, the Poms failed to cope with the threat of the Men In Green spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859, who grabbed an impressive ten-for in the match.
The manner of their defeat surprised many, considering the strength they possess in their top six. Cook admitted that the loss has been a blow to the team’s confidence but is hopeful of a comeback – taking relief from their previous responses in the Ashes.
"When you lose - and lose so heavily - it does dent confidence," he said. "But if you look at history, when we have produced a poor performance we've managed to bounce back well. We hope we can this time.”
Their next venue will be another dead rubber at Abu Dhabi which intends to support batters. The previous match played here (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and Pakistan) was another high scoring affair with both sides making in excess of 400.
The task will be no different according to Cook, who despite taking heart from the friendly nature expects another tough battle. However, he is banking on the top six, including himself, to ensure a swift comeback in the series.
"It's always nice when you turn up to a ground where history suggests you can score runs," Cook said. "But that doesn't really count for anything. We've got to go out and put our poor performance behind us. We held our hands up as a batting unit.. The beauty about another game coming so quickly is we can put that right. I know we've got the characters and the record to do that."
The second Test will start from January 25th and changes are expected in both camps. England might be tempted to bring in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961’s fitness after naming their playing XI.
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