David Hussey predicts close series against England – Cricket News Update
Australian all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625’s ODI team rankings will be going up against the England’s obvious advantage on home soil.
“We are the No.1-ranked ODI team in the world and we cherish that ranking,” Hussey said. “We don't want to let it go but England play particularly well on their home soil.”
“It is up to us to adjust as quickly as possible,” he added. “It is going to be a very close series.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 have maintained a significantly dominant streak when it comes to playing on home ground, having won the past five 50-over series they’ve hosted, in addition to having defeated Australia 3-2, two years ago.
Their 5-ODI NatWest series against Sri Lanka in June/July last year saw them besting their opponents 3-2, and they followed that up with a 3-0 (5) win against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
However, the Australian team have been particularly dominant when it comes to the 50-over format of the game, with their most recent win being the Commonwealth Bank series in February/March this year, against India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
The Aussies were recently awarded the International Cricket Council ODI Shield for having retained the top ODI ranking for three consecutive years. The team has only slipped down to second place in 2008 and 2009 (with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 taking the top spot), after failing to move back up to number one by the April 1 deadline. Otherwise they have been the top ODI team since 2002, in addition to having won the ICC World Cup twice in a row – 2003 and 2007.
Their upcoming series against arch-rivals England affords http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 in Belfast, after which a 5-match one-day series against England is due to kick off on June 29 at Lord’s.
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