Cricket News-in-Brief - September 5, 2011 – Part 2
Former England skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alec-James-Stewart-c43081 believes that the English side has the ability to clean sweep the Indian team in the One Day Internationals (ODIs), just like they did in the four-match Test series.
India had set a solid target for the hosts in the first ODI, but the match was abandoned after heavy rain stopped play.
Although http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stewart-c91370 believes it was not enough to stop the hosts from winning the match, as they have plenty of depth in their batting.
England’s pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 with a short pitch delivery in the first of the
five-match ODI series.
India have struggled with the short ball throughout the English tour and several players have sustained injuries with Sharma the latest in the list.
However, Broad believes that it is legal to bowl bouncers in cricket and he will keep on doing so in the remainder of the series.
Former English captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
The World Champions have struggled to perform in seaming conditions, losing the Test series by a humiliating margin of 0-4.
However, Hussain believes that the ODI series will help India find some youngsters for the future. Many top players in the Indian team have been ruled out of the series following injuries, but this has given a chance to the youngsters to express their talent.
Australia’s all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 as a memorable one.
This was Michael Clarke’s first win as captain and debutants http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Trent-Copeland-c2709 had a decent outing in the match.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 was also looking forward to the next match in Kandy. He expected his side to win the match and series by repeating their performance from the first game.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 in the only Test of the series by 7 wickets.
The hosts set 88 runs for victory, which was achieved by the opposition easily.
Both teams will face each other in the first ODI of the three-match series on Thursday, September 8, 2011.
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