http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 comeback at Headingley - Cricket News Update
Former England batsman David http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 has casted serious doubts over the English team’s ability to make a strong comeback in the second Test match starting from Aug 2 at Headingley.
The top Test side suffered an embarrassing ‘fall from grace’ and endangered its place on the top of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
The Englishmen only managed to take two Proteas’ wickets and conceded a huge 252-run lead from which they never looked to recover – the failure with the bat in the second innings is widely criticised after a masterful batting display by the Proteas batsman
on a flat pitch.
England recently had a phenomenal home record, remaining unbeaten in seven successive series but beating the tourists has proven a costly affair so far, as the visitors are banking on their equally impressive record of staying unbeaten in six consecutive
away-series.
Lloyd, who is a former England coach and now a commentator for Sky Sports, thinks that the Poms should consider bringing some pace by introducing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566 at Headingley in an effort to help their struggling pace attack.
“They insist the speed gun is accurate, and I’ve no reason to disbelieve them, but no one from either team touched 90mph. The best hope may be if England pick Steven Finn for the next game,” the former Test batsman said.
Talking about http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 batsman despite his failure at the Oval, which makes the English lower-order look extremely vulnerable.
“It's not been a good Test for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 player further
added.
Lloyd questioned the ability of the England to bounce back in the remainder of the series in the face of a demoralising defeat in the first Test and fears that it has not only dented their confidence but also made a strong recovery, an unlikely possibility.
“A three-match series doesn’t leave much time for England to regroup — and Headingley is pretty flat these days,” said the renowned commentator.
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