Cricket News-in-Brief - November 15, 2011 – Part 3
Australia’s wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170 was disappointed over his individual form against South Africa
during the first Test of the two match series in Cape Town. He got out for five and zero in the match, as the team suffered a humiliating eight wicket defeat.
According to the veteran batsman, he failed to assess the situation and played a rash stroke to get out in the second innings. However, he was confident of bouncing back in the second Test in Johannesburg, which will start from Thursday, November 17, 2011.
Haddin faced severe criticism after Australia’s loss to the Proteas, but the veteran said that his form and fitness have been good recently and he will prove that by playing his natural game in the next game.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Iftikhar-Ali-Khan-Pataudi-Nawab-of-c64075 Cummins, Australia’s teenage fast bowling sensation, was eagerly looking forward to making an impression in Test cricket
if he gets an opportunity to play against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in the second Test of the two match series.
After losing the first match of the series, the Kangaroos are under immense pressure to perform. They are likely to make a few changes in their playing eleven and one of them might be Cummins replacing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945.
Cummins believes that he will have a better chance to take wickets with the red ball, as it swings more than the white one used for limited-over cricket.
However, it will not be an easy task for the youngster to absorb the pressure of playing the longest format of the game.
India’s star batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Duncan-Andrew-Gwynne-Fletcher-c54742,
saying that his tips have helped the batsman score runs with consistency.
Although Dravid claims that he has not been doing much different compared to what he did in the past, he still has seen an improvement in batting.
The veteran Indian batsman is currently the leading run scorer in 2011.
Pakistan’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758
despite losing the second One Day International (ODI) of the five match series in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
Misbah said that it was hard to bounce back in the game after losing three quick wickets, but the youngsters fought fell and showed the team’s true potential.
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