England win the three-match ODI series against West Indies - Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – June 20, 2012
On Tuesday, England proved their dominance in the one-day format by winning the second game of the three-match ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 by eight wickets in the match that was played at Kennington Oval, London.
West Indies batting line-up gave a commendable show as they hammered the Poms for a decent total of 238 runs, but it was their bowling that let them down as they failed to bowl-out the English.
From http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 was the star of the show as he jabbed an inspiring knock of 112 runs to play a major role in helping his side overcome the required target.
He was later named as the Player of the Match for his enormous effort.
In the ongoing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 by winning the match on Tuesday by 39 runs at Harare Sports Club.
South Africa while batting first, staggered a tough total of 209 runs in their 20 overs, with opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 as the alpha batsman with a knock of 88 runs to his name.
Faced with a big total to chase against a stiff bowling attack, Bangladesh did not crumble without a fight and managed to amass 170 runs in 20 overs for the loss of eight wickets as they failed to end the game on a high.
Australian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, has urged his teammates not to focus too much on the forthcoming Ashes series, because it might affect their performance before the mega Test event which would mean an ouster from the squad that plays against England in the Ashes.
In a recent interview http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 said, “The reality is, if we don't perform as a team now, you don't even worry about the Ashes because you're not on that trip.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 are currently preparing for a five-ODI series against England which is being hyped-up as a trailer to the Ashes which will be played in 2013 in England.
“Yes, it is the pinnacle as a Test cricketer. It's in the back of your mind, but we've got a lot of cricket in front of us where we're going to have to perform individually and as a team, before we even worry about the Ashes," Clarke told stuff.co.nz.
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