England v India – 2nd ODI – Match Preview
The 2nd One Day International between England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 takes place at the Rose Bowl stadium, Southampton, on September 6, 2011.
Injuries and poor form have plagued the Men in Blue, who have struggled to find solidarity on a tour which has seen them battle against the most inform English side in more than two decades.
The tides somewhat turned on Saturday when the young opening pairing of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Parthiv-Patel-c2159 batted competently to help the side put up a fighting total on the board.
With two quick English wickets taken by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143, it seemed as though the Men In Blues' wish of getting their first win would finally be granted. However, it was not the case as rain intervened which led to the match being abandoned.
This left the visitors frustrated but like the man he is, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 only looked at the positives which came out of the match and praised his young guns for putting up a fight against a formidable bowling line-up, which has caused Indians a lot
of trouble throughout the Test series.
As for the hosts, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 was adamant that his side would have chased down the target, had the rain not interfered, but deep inside he would have admitted that their frailties were somewhat spared. It certainly is an opportunity for them to get things
right before the start of the second One-Dayer.
They however, addressed one problem effectively as the pace attack bowled well in the penultimate overs to restrict the Indians under 300.
The key for them has been the rise of Jade Dernbach, as the youngster seems to relish bowling at the death. He, along with Bresnan, will be the main man for Cook, who has the ability to bowl well in the power plays.
Also they will have http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samit-Patel-c2426, who bowled well in the first One-Dayer.
Upfront, the form of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 could be worry as the player looked out of sorts against some good swing bowling of Kumar.
As for the opponents, it has been a turbulent couple of months and the misery was completed with the news that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 Tendular was the latest player to be heading home after a foot injury.
With half of the first team on the treatment table, it is certainly an out and out opportunity for every youngster on tour to perform well and cement his place in the team.
It remains to be seen what role http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 and Tendulkar respectively) will play in the second One-Dayer as the duo are yet to bond with the rest of the squad.
As for the pitch and the overall conditions, showers are expected to spoil the party; however, the pitch will certainly be much more flatter but will have the extra bite.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465 recently said that no respite will be shown towards the opponent batters, so one must be rest assured that the pitch will offer plenty of bounce.
While the Poms will look to ensure that their progress in the limited-over International remains on course, the Indians on the other hand are still in hunt for their elusive win on the tour, and will be hoping that luck for once, favours them, come the end
of the match.
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