Cricket News In Brief – August 29, 2011- Part 1
Indian opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, is set to miss the Only T20 match against England at Old Trafford after not recovering from a head injury, picked up in the fourth Test match.
The left-hander is suffering from blurred vision, as he is not fully able to sight fast deliveries. An eye specialist was recommended, but due to extended holidays in England, the player will have to wait at least till August 30.
Attempting a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kent-c802 aswell.
Australian seamer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945, said he had to cut down drinking
to concentrate more on his duties with Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
He said that it’s just a personal thing and even had his teammates to give up alcohol, but admitted that it’s hard to resist when one see’s someone celebrating after the win.
Johnson is currently on tour with the national side, which will play the first Test against Sri Lanka on the 31st of this month.
English pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 to become the all time leading wicket-taker for the Poms.
Anderson currently has taken 240 Test wickets, with the best 11 for 71 match figures, against Pakistan in 2010.
He sits at No.7 in the all time wicket-taker for the Poms side, with Ian Botham leading the pack with 383 scalps to his name.
English county outfit, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Leicestershire-c807 and Somerset, will join the rest of the top domestic side
for the next month's Nokia Champions League T20.
Both sides won their respective semi-finals via a super over eliminator in the Friends Life T20 competition, with Leicestershire finally coming out trumps in the final.
In a bizarre scenario, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians.
English spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501, said the a tough battle will come when his side will tour the sub-continent
to play the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
Apart from the fourth Test at Oval, the spinner had been anonymous for much of the nPower series against the Men in Blue, which saw pacers doing most of the damage.
He added that in order to be labeled invincible, the team must dominate in Asian conditions just like the West Indies and Australians did, when at their peak.
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