Cricket News-in-Brief - December 29, 2011 – Part 3
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 has praised the effort of his tail-enders
after losing the first Test of the four match series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday, December 29, 2011.
According to the Indian skipper, his side’s bowlers did a fabulous job in the game, as they troubled the opposition consistently throughout. He further added that the bowlers did a decent job with the bat as well, contributing some crucial runs in both outings.
Despite India being all out for 169 runs in their second innings, Dhoni was confident that his team will bounce back in the series. He was not worried about some senior players being unable to convert their starts into big ones and expected them to deliver
results in the remaining matches.
Australia’s captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 has said that he is not eying a whitewash over India
despite winning the first Test of the series by a comprehensive margin of 122 runs.
According to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 did to India in a four match
Test series on the British soil.
Commenting on the victory, the Aussie skipper said that it was the bowlers who won the match for the team. He appreciated the performances of veteran batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942, who contributed a crucial century partnership during the second
innings.
South Africa were given a target of 450 runs by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
The tourists were all out for 279 runs in their second innings, gaining an overall lead of 449 runs. The highlight of their innings was a spectacular century by veteran batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779, who got out after scoring 108 runs.
South Africa’s bowlers were not as dominant as they were in the first Test of the series, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir, who scalped a couple of wickets
each.
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