Cricket News in Brief – September 16, 2011 – Part 1
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mal-Loye-c1879, the former English batsman believes that India looked tired and unwilling to push themselves
this summer against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 where the tourists were pulverised in the four-match Test series, followed by a defeat in the only Twenty20 match of the tour and then lacking the spirit to take on the home side in the five-match one-day series.
In an interview with Cricbuzz, Loye said, “I noticed something wasn't quite right. People like Sehwag hadn't played cricket for a long time and needed a bit of a knock."
The batsman had played against India for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824 in a two-day tour match when India were down 2-0 in the Test series.
England captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 aims to end the summer on a high by whitewashing India in the five-match one-day series with only one game to go.
“We're going to have to play at the top of our game to try to win, and finish the summer on a high as a one-day team,” he said
The English skipper commended the side for exhibiting tremendous resolve during the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 where they won the four-match Test series followed by win in the only Twenty20 fixture and then taking a lead by 2-0 in the one-day series.
England spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501 praises the Indian spinners for bowling exceptionally well in the ongoing one-day series and has insisted that the media has been wrong in writing the Indian bowlers off as an impotent outfit.
Swann who has been named as the captain of England in T20 series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, named Jadeja and Ashwin as the stars for India who have shown great form in the series.
“Indian spinners have bowled well in this one-day series. I think Jadeja has bowled very well and Ashwin was exceptional at the Oval and at Lord's,” he said.
India’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 is hoping to end his 15-year long one-day career
with an Indian win against hosts England in today’s match at Cardiff which will be the last match of the five-match series between India and England.
Prior the series, the middle-order batsman had announced that he would be bidding farewell to the 50-over game after the English tour, ending his illustrious career.
India have not won a single match in England this summer and after losing the Test series and then the one-day series this win will only help India mend some wounds.
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