England v India 2011 - Andrew Strauss regards series as momentous, Men in Blue number 1 Test Team
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964, the English Test captain, terms the upcoming home Test series against India as significant, and, competitive. He hopes to keep England’s winning streak intact.
Team India is set to visit England next month to play a one-off T20, 5 One Day Internationals (ODI) and a thrilling 4-match Test series.
England has just won a 3-match Test series over Sri Lanka, a fifth in a row.
As India is currently the world’s top-ranked Test team, Strauss thinks that the Test series is going to be a mammoth challenge for the England on home grounds.
Talking to the media at the end of the 3rd Test against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rose-c86842 Bowl yesterday, Strauss said, “I think it's going to be a pretty significant series. We know India are a very confident side in their own right and are used to winning themselves”.
He further elaborated, “We're looking forward to the challenge of taking on India, they are the number one side in the world, and we hope we can be a difficult proposition for them”.
Strauss, after relinquishing the ODI captaincy, is striving hard to make England the Number 1 Test side of the world. He believes that beating India at home will help the Poms to take a long step towards their long-cherished dream.
Strauss said some days back, “I have never beaten India in a Test series and, if we want to be the best side in the world, we have got to start by doing that”.
Strauss has proved to be the most successful Test captain of England as the English have won two Ashes titles in a row under his leadership. However, Strauss, as a batsman, has been somewhat out-of-form since the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011.
England’s 1-0 victory against Sri Lanka in the just concluded Test series will help them a lot against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 win as deterrence for India.
The 1st Test between India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 will be played between July 21-25 at the historical Lord’s ground, the home of cricket, and the home ground of Strauss.
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