http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 batsmen go ballistic in rain affected encounter - Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – September 13, 2012
England batsmen gave a fiery performance by smacking a staggering total of 118 in a rain affected third T20I that was reduced to 11 overs for each side on Wednesday, September 12.
With a wet outfield, the Poms were asked to bat first by the visitors but thanks to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 it disarray.
The Proteas then were completely outplayed by the hosts, as they could amass only 90 runs in reply to the asking target of 119 with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 as the highest scoring batsman from his team for hitting a knock of 36.
JC Buttler took home the Player of the Match award, while Kieswetter was named as the Player of the Series.
England’s former Test captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 debacle. He believes that any decision taken by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in this regard would be in the interest of England.
“There are some important decisions to be made there by Andy [Flower] and Alistair [Cook] and the selectors but they will do what's right for English cricket and that's the main thing," Strauss told Sky Sports News.
Strauss is confident of England’s ability to defend their T20 title in the upcoming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
"I think in Twenty20 cricket, there's always a slight lottery aspect to it but we've got some really exciting players. I think there's a lot of confidence in the group still from what happened in the last Twenty20 World Cup. I don't see any reason why we can't go the whole way," reckoned Strauss who retired from professional cricket last month.
ECB has decided to delay the naming of the squad for the Test series in November against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 to another weak, due to the lingering issue of Kevin Pietersen.
According to reports, the English board is still considering all options regarding KP’s international career.
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