http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 backs England to bounce back in Super Eights – Cricket News Update
England’s wicketkeeper batsman Craig Kieswetter has insisted that their record defeat at the hands of India, on Sunday, has not doused the confidence of three http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808, and vowed to start afresh heading into the Super Eight stage.
"It was a dead rubber, so a good time to get it out of our system," said Kieswetter during a media encounter on Tuesday. "To get a little shake-up now is probably a good thing for the squad."
The defending champions let themselves down with an extremely inept performance against Indian spinners on Sunday night, losing the inconsequential Group A fixture at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo by 90 runs. Chasing a competitive 170 for 4, the whole England line-up was bundled out for just 80, their lowest T20 International total to date.
Spinners, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 batting line-up, with the duo sharing six wickets between them. The pair conceded just 25 runs in a combined spell of eight overs, including three maiden overs as well.
For England, Kieswetter top scored with 35 runs, followed by Jade Dernbach’s 12 and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jos-Buttler-c1733’s 12-ball 11, while the rest of the line up fell for single digit scores.
English batsmen have always struggled against sub-continental variations on Asian pitches, and after their latest capitulation against spin, the cricket pundits are anticipating a Super Eight exit for the three Lions. However, Kieswetter has insisted that their thrashing at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 will have no bearing on their prospects at the business end of the World T20.
“We’ve played spin well; we’ve beaten Sri Lanka, India, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in the sub-continent before. It was just a bad performance,” said the Transvaal-born right-hander.
“We’re not getting too down about it. Confidence is still high; we’re still playing some great cricket and we’re pretty glad we’ve got that game out of the way at the best time possible,” he added further.
England have been drawn with hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, at Pallekele, on Thursday, September 27.
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