Cricket News-in-Brief - November 12, 2011 – Part 3
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473 praised his pacers
for performing exceptionally well and guiding the team to a comfortable victory against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in the first Test of the two match series in Cape Town on Friday, November 11, 2011.
Fast bowlers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753 did a fabulous job for their team, sharing all 20 wickets of the Australian innings.
The latter of the three took eight wickets in the match including a five wicket haul in the second innings. This performance earned him the man of the match award.
According to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598, the team’s batting was not up to the mark in the first innings and the credit of the victory should be given to the bowlers, who restricted the opposition to 47 runs in their second outing.
Australia’s Test and One Day International (ODI) skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 called an additional training session
after his team’s humiliating loss to South Africa in the first Test of the series.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 feels that the players need to spend more time in the nets in order to improve their batting. He was livid with the outcome of the match against the Proteas and said that the entire team should be ashamed of the dismal show.
The 30-year-old gave his best in the first innings of the match, scoring 151 runs for his team. However, the effort went in vain, as all the other batsmen in the side were below par.
Australia will face South Africa in Johannesburg for the second Test of the series and it will be a must win for the tourists. Even a draw will give the series to Smith and his men.
Promising West Indian batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 if he gets a chance in the second Test of the three match series at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in India on Monday, November 14, 2011.
Barath has struggled with form and fitness in his short career, but there is no doubt over his abilities.
The 21-year-old said that he had been analysing the Indian bowlers and will be ready to score runs against them.
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