I need to be a bit smarter – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Watling-c1172 – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754’s inform batter, BJ Watling, says that he is working on improving his overall game, the most important element being the need to provide his team with quick starts.
The Kiwis have again left themselves with pride to salvage following three consecutive defeats in the five-match ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. While they have shown resistance, in the face of weather conditions and the limited resources they have had at their disposal, their inability to attain positive results is disappointing to say the least.
Rain had indeed made their task a lot harder in all three games in which they were forced to bat first. They have tended to take the safer route by accumulating in the early stages and keep wickets to have a go in the latter half.
However, with the matches interrupted several times and D/L coming into play, their strategies have come up considerably short, especially against a quality Lankan opposition. Bowlers have made limited impression, while the senior hands in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 have at times looked considerably out of sorts.
The major batting workload has been shared by BJ Watling, who has been their top-run getter in the series so far with two half-centuries. His innings has a pattern; taking time to get his eye in before exploding.
While his outings have offered stability upfront, it has hardly helped his side make full use of the Powerplay overs. In contrast the Lankan’s top-order has been a lot smarter and has scored at a more than reasonable pace in the first 10 overs.
Watling is hopeful of emulating that in the final ODI, which will be played today at Hambantota.
"I'm happy with the form I'm in, but I've got some things to improve on as well," Watling said ahead of the final ODI. "I need to be a bit smarter at the top there and get a bit of a strike-rate going early for myself. Personally that's something I need to address, and I'm looking forward to the next game and hopefully doing so."
"We've got to adjust to the conditions here. It swung for quite a lot of that last game, so we need to be a bit smarter at the top and put up a good score."
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