Cricket News-in-Brief - October 20, 2011 – Part 3
Star http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Ashraful-c76740 has complained that he has not been given a fair chance by the national selectors. He has not scored a half-century in One Day Internationals (ODIs) since January, 2010.
According to Ashraful, he was never given a full stretch in his career and was continuously in and out of the team. He had been struggling in every format of the game, but scored a solid half-century in his last Test innings against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
The star middle-order batsman revealed that he wanted to perform in ODI cricket and then earn his place in the longest format of the game.
England’s pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566 has claimed that he will not get carried away with the pace he bowled at against India
in the second ODI of the five match series in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780. He was consistently bowling at more than 90 miles per hour during the match.
According to Finn, pace will not be on his mind once he steps onto the field in the third ODI against India. He said that bowling with the right line and length will be the key, as wickets in Subcontinent do not have any assistance for the seamers.
Commenting on his side’s struggle so far on the tour, the tall seamer believed that the batsmen have not got used to the pace of the wickets in India. However, he was confident that the team will bounce back.
English all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 as lifeless for the fast bowlers.
He added that the bowlers are forced to use sledging as a tool in the field to get wickets due to the nature of wickets.
The flamboyant all-rounder stressed that the bowlers will need to be 100 percent accurate in order to trouble the opposition on Asian soil. He further added that India are tough to beat at home, but the tourists will give their best shot in the remaining
games.
Veteran Australian batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757
after a match winning performance in the first ODI of the three match series in Centurion.
Ponting hit 63 runs in a rain affected match and was named player-of-the-match.
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