Cricket News In Brief – October 18, 2011- Part 1
The Men In Green have opted to field first on the opening day of the first Test match against Sri Lanka, which is currently being played in Abu Dhabi.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604.
The Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 have handed debut to seamer, Nuwan Pradeep and will be hoping to break their 11-match winless streak.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 by 8 wickets in the second One Day International to take a 2-0 lead in the five match series.
Batting first, the tourists could only manage 237, which were chased down by the Men In Blue, courtesy of an inspired century from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737.
Kohli, along with left-hander Gambhir made easy work of the Poms bowling attack, sharing a record 209- run partnership for the third wicket.
England ODI skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 stated after the loss that his team still has the self believe to make a comeback in the 5-match series.
The tourists are currently 2-0 down but the captain feels that they have the right players, which can bounce back from the early disappointments.
"After two heavy defeats, there is bound to be some questions asked about the team. We have the self-belief and there is no reason why we can't do it here," Cook said.
Former Pakistani fast-bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Cricket Board.
The ex-pacer feels that it is a welcome change for the team and has backed the new chairman to deliver the goods and manage the post effectively.
Zaka replaced former chairman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128 after his three year tenure ended early this month.
Sri Lankan veteran batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 hopes to complete 10,000 Test runs in the ongoing Test series against Pakistan.
The player is currently 148 runs short of the elusive mark and hopes to achieve that, while is also optimistic regarding his team’s chances of turning around their poor run in Tests, which has seen them without a win in eleven outings.
Jayawardene is http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758’s highest run-getter in the longer version of the game.
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