Cricket News in Brief – December 24, 2011 – Part 1
Pakistan captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 on Friday, December 23, 2011 said that the series against England in January 2012 would be a tough one.
Pakistan, who whitewashed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in the T20, ODI and Test series this month returned home on Friday, as the fifth Team in Test cricket.
Misbah and his team will now be up against the number-one team in Test cricket, which is something the Pakistani skipper is not taking lightly.
“The series against England is important as well as very tough. Despite achieving some good results we still need to overcome some of the mistakes which we committed and the management as well as the players are determined to overcome them because http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 will be really tough," said Haq.
He, however, insisted that with the current winning form, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
India’s middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772, hopes to give Australia nightmares by performing in the upcoming Test series, beginning from December 26, 2011.
Laxman, who has a stupendous record against the Australians, hopes to better his tally against them by clobbering a few centuries in front of the Aussie crowd.
"I always dreamt of doing well in Australia. It has wonderful grounds. I wish to score those hundreds which help the team win...if it is a nightmare for Australia, I hope it continues," Laxman said
The batsman rebuffed the notion that Australian pitches help the bowlers as he believes that batsmen cherish their innings played in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. He also revealed that he relishes his knocks on Australian pitches more than anywhere else.
He hoped that Australia keep their struggling form in place which would benefit India in the upcoming tour, where the former number-one Test team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 will seek redemption by humiliating the Aussies in their own backyard.
According to VVS Laxman, Indian pacers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566 have recovered from their injuries and are now ready to take on the Australians in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Monday, December 26, 2011.
“Ishant was not available for the first warm up, but he bowled in Canberra," Laxman said.
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