Geoff http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-James-Marshall-c90362 asked players to relax – Cricket News Update
Sri Lanka’s coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE) on Monday, November
14, 2011.
The tourists were under immense pressure after losing the opening ODI of the series by eight wickets. The main concern for the team was their batting, which failed in the first game as the team was all out for 131 runs.
However, the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 bounced back in the next match, winning it by 25 runs. They batted well in the second ODI and gave a challenging target to the opposition, which allowed the bowlers to attack.
According to Marsh, there was panic in the dressing room, which needed to end in order to win matches against a quality side like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
The Australian added, “Relax and enjoy the game was my message to the boys. I asked them to play more positively right from the first ball. I am happy that my boys played with confidence and posted a competitive score. I think we need to score more runs
to win matches.”
Marsh further went onto say, “I told them to believe in themselves. I reminded them that they are a team that played in the World Cup final not so long ago and is one of the best one-day teams going around in the world. It was just a matter of getting the
train back on the tracks. We were off the tracks a little bit and we needed to get our heads down.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 ODI team rankings and the team needs to play consistently well in order to overcome the Men in Green.
However, Pakistan will definitely come hard at the opposition in the third ODI, which is scheduled to be played on Friday, November 18 in Dubai.
The hosts were a touch unlucky during their run chase past Monday, as three batsmen got run out and one got a bad decision from the umpire.
Things might be different in the next game, but the fans will once again witness a thrilling competition between the Asian giants.
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