England v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 - 4th ODI – English Batsman to watch out for
After a convincing win in the first ODI , England have failed to cement their authority as the Sri Lankan team has defied all odds and have come back strongly to take a 2-1 lead in the series, showing that when in form, they can easy make their opponents
look average.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 batsmen, who at least on paper, possess one of the strongest top and middle-order in world cricket. However, they have performed, if not badly, too inconsistently in the series so far.
They need to take a leaf from the book of Srilankan class act, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Denagamage-Proboth-Mahela-de-Silva-Jayawardene-c53546, and start delievering, or else they could see themselves loosing the series, which promised a lot at the beginning.
The good news for England will be the form of their captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alastair-Nathan-Cook-c42852, who looked in supreme touch in the 3rd One- Day international. His century score of 119 reminded every one of his true potential, whereas many critics wrote him off earlier.
His innings was mature and illustrated that he can certainly represent his side in both formats of the game.
England will certainly be relying on him to provide a good start in the fourth ODI, in order to over haul a series deficit.
England’s World Cup star, Jonathan Trott’s form is a worrying sign for the English side. He is yet to fire in the series so far. Batting at the crucial no 3 spot, he has come under great scrutiny for his slow scoring rate in the third One Day International.
With a career average above 50, the technically gifted player has made scores of 23, 39 and 2. He will look to improve in his fourth outing of the series.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kevin-Peter-Pietersen-c71169 is going through a rough patch in his cricketing career as well. His last ODI hundred came back in November 2008. Ironically in the three innings, he has been dismissed by the same bowler, the new inexperienced spinner, Jeevan Mendis. However,
having represented his side in over hundred ODI’s, he still remains a class act and England will count on him to come good.
In a recent interview, he was quoted saying that he felt “on the brink of a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 score”. Moreover it might be good option for England to push Pietersen up at no 3 to avoid Cook and Trott playing together, as he is naturally more capable of scoring quick runs
than the duo.
In http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707 is held in high esteem by his peers and certainly represents the
future of England Cricket.
The left-hander has been modest in the series so far. He has made scores of 45, 52 and 4 so far in his three outings. Having got starts in the first two matches, he failed to turn them into match innings performances. However, the explosive batsman will
look to put things right in the 4th ODI.
In http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-David-Collingwood-c81044 in the England line-up. Likewise, he is yet to show his true class in the series so far with scores of 12,
35 and 30.
The big question remains whether he should be promoted up the order while Morgan, currently occupying the fifth spot, should be pushed down, which will provide much needed balance to the batting order.
Possessing these world class batsmen, it is surely a matter of time before England makes it big.
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