Cricket News-in-Brief - August 30, 2011 – Part 3
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377, who stepped down from
his job after the ICC World Cup 2011.
Clarke said that he was disappointed with the performance of his side in the 2010 Ashes, but things have moved in a positive direction since then.
Australia will be playing the first Test of the three-match series against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at the Galle International Stadium in Sri Lanka.
This will the first Test in almost nine months for the Kangaroos and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 was looking forward to it.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DT-Johnston-c1405.
According to O’Brien, it was an honour for him to take the field as captain of the Irish side. He further added that he was excited to lead his side in the field and was bullish about his chances in the tournament.
O’Brien earned a lot of recognition after his sensational batting performance against England in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011. The aggressive middle-order batsman struck a blistering century, stunning the opposition by winning the match.
Former Pakistan skipper times http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, as the latter are playing extremely good cricket on home soil.
According to Akram, the youngsters in the Indian team need to step up and win games for their side. He said that players like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772 might not be there with the team for long now, as all are above 36 years of age.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 have already lost the Test series by a humiliating margin of 0-4, but Akram said that the loss was mainly because of the failure of the bowlers.
Pakistan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 will go head to head in a complete series in October this year.
The series will be held in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
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