Cricket News-in-Brief - August 15, 2011 – Part 2
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The tourists have won the first two ODIs of the series comprehensively by 7 and 8 wickets respectively.
Sri Lanka were bowled out cheaply in both games after their skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 had opted to bat first on both occasions whereas the Aussie batsmen did not find any problems during the run chase.
England’s coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362 was eying a whitewash series win over the former number one Test team in cricket, India.
The Poms have won the first three matches of the series comprehensively, claiming the number one Test spot. They have outclassed the Indian team in all three departments of the game.
The fourth match of the series will be played at the Kennington Oval, London from Thursday, August 18-22, 2011.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s young opening batsman Ahmed Shahzad looks to be consistent in international cricket once he gets another chance to prove his worth to the nation.
Shahzad has two centuries to his name in ODI cricket and was a part of the team in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011.
However, the youngster failed to perform consistently, which resulted in his exclusion from the squad.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 claims that team England are almost unbeatable in Test cricket with the current form of the players.
The Poms are currently hosting a series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, who started the campaign as the number one Test team of the world.
However, things did not go India’s way at all in the Test series, as the hosts have won the first three games comfortably by huge margins.
The English batsmen have scored a lot of runs in the series and the bowlers have supported them fully by not allowing the tourists to reach 300 once in six innings.
India’s new coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Duncan-Andrew-Gwynne-Fletcher-c54742 will look to induct fresh blood in Test cricket following the team’s miserable show in England.
Three of the best Indian batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 might not be able to continue playing cricket more than a couple of years.
However, Fletcher was concerned about the performances of youngsters such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abhinav-Mukund-c41758, who failed to cope up with pressure situations on the British soil.
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