Ed Cowan highlights prevalance of South Africans in English team – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Graham-Downton-c44379 Cowan, an Australian cricketer, has come up to highlight the influence of South African players on the English cricket team, ahead of England's high-voltage Test series against India.
The English squad, that is set to face http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kevin-Peter-Pietersen-c71169, all four of whom are key players in the English side.
Team India is in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and the series will start with the 1st of the four Tests on July 21, at Lord’s.
Cowan, in his diary, has pointed out that Pietersen takes it to heart if called ‘English’. He has also cited an on-field incident where Pietersen was reported as saying, “I''m not English, I just work here.”
Responding to Cowan’s claims, Strauss, on behalf of Pietersen, has said, “If he did say that, I''m sure he said it in jest."
Pietersen’s form as a batsman has been fluctuating throughout this year. During the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011, he left the tournament early due to a Hernia problem. However, some analysts figured that his departure was due to the spinner-phobia, as he was
being bowled out by left-arm spinners continuously.
Having passed through intense practice sessions, the batsman made a comeback in the recently concluded home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, but remained off-coloured.
Now, Pietersen is padded-up to thrive against India and the team’s top brass expects him to do so.
The 31-year-old right hander has 74 Tests to his credit with 5828 runs. Interestingly, Pietersen staged his Test debut on 21st of July 2005 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, at Lord’s.
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