England all set to take revenge on the minnows Netherlands – ICC World Cup 2011 Preview
England will take on the Netherlands in their exciting opening match of the ICC World Cup 2011 today at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. England will be looking for revenge from their embarrassing last ball defeat against the Netherlands in the T20 World Championship 2009. The game will be played under lights, with both teams placed in Group B.
England’s captain, Andrew Strauss is adamant to avoid any mistake like the loss to the Netherlands in 2009. England has won both their warm-up matches, as they beat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canada-c748 in their second warm-up.
England will try to reiterate the same intensive effort in today’s match as they did in the warm-up match against Pakistan. Strauss is highly experienced and very capable of leading his team to the glory.
The team has been unlucky as far as the World Cup is concerned, as they have not won the tournament since the first edition of the coveted mega event. It is rather embarrassing for them, as they are the founders of the game.
In the World Cup of 1992, England was blessed by reaching the semi-final against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lewis-c72807 on consecutive balls.
This year is another golden chance for the Poms to regain their lost glory in the world of cricket. They will not take today’s match lightly because they know the importance of winning against the minnows.
England currently has a splendid blend of youth and experience. Players like bowlers James Anderson, Ajmal Shehzad and Stuart Broad with batsmen Jonathan Trott, Ravi Bopara, Matt Prior and Luke http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wright-c98127 add youth to team. The captain Strauss, Kevin Petersen and Paul Collingwood are considered to be the most experienced batsmen in their batting line-up, as they are the backbone of their batting, with Tim Bresnan and Michael Yardy playing the role of all-rounder in the team.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 is a well balanced side and they have shown this equilibrium in batting, bowling and fielding in their both warm-up games.
The Netherlands are novice in the field of cricket, as there is really no comparison between the experiences of both the teams. The Netherlands do have the talent and courage to face and defeat a team like England. They have shown this courage and talent in the previous T20 World Championship, as they managed a shocking defeat of the home side.
The Netherlands’ most experienced batsman is Bas Zuiderent. He has played 53 One Day Internationals and has scored 1080 runs. The most experienced bowler is their captain Peter Borren, as he has played 39 ODIs and taken 39 wickets while scoring 477 runs.
Ryan Ten Doeschate is the most promising all-rounder, as he has played 28 matches and scored 1353 runs, taking 50 wickets. The Netherlands will depend much on these three players who can make the difference towards the end of the day.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753’ team is comprised of mostly young players like Peter Borren, Zuiderent and Doeschate. They are considered to be key players as they can make an impact in today’s game. Right handed batsman, Eric Szwarczynski has only played 30 matches and has 748 runs under his belt.
In spin bowling, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adeel-Raja-c928, a right arm off-spinner and Pieter Seelaar, a left-arm spinner will have to play a key role to restrict the Poms’ batsmen and make them fight hard for their runs. The Netherlands’ medium pace bowlers are Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots and Berend Westdijk.
The Netherlands are young and inexperienced, but have the talent and the confidence to do well against England today. It will be an exciting match as England will fight hard to avoid any embarrassment and exact a little revenge on the minnows.
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