http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 – Cricket News Roundup – June 18, 2012 – Part 1
Pakistan made a steady start to the fifth ODI against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Farhat.
Following their baffling batting failure in the previous game, the Men In Green started slowly after skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KMDN-Kulasekara-c1802.
However, they managed to rebuild through Farhat and the inform http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 being axed,
while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Sami-c77289 was drafted in.
The Lankans brought in Jeevan Mendis in place of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sajeewa-Weerakoon-c87976 from the side which took a 2-1 lead after winning the fourth ODI.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026, heaped special praise on his bowlers by claiming that any team will struggle to cope with such combination.
The hosts won the first ODI against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 marked his return to the side with a sublime century, helping his side to post 288. In reply, the tourists were bundled out on a disappointing 172, with every bowler chipping in with at least
one wicket.
“It makes it very hard for the opposition to get away from us. It's bloody hard to do that against four genuinely quick bowlers and a world-class spinner," insisted Cook.
Former Australian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 and Jonny Bairstow will be a big loss for Test cricket and has urged them to work on negotiating short pitched balls.
Raina, the Indian left-hander, and Bairstow, the promising England youngster, have both found it difficult to transform their ODI success into the Test Arena – the former had a disappointing time in England last year, while the latter also had an uneventful
debut Test series against the Windies.
"Both Bairstow and Raina are talented players with the skill to make big scores in the Test arena. If they fall short of expectations, it could be the result of inadequate preparation for a future at Test level," the Australian wrote in his column.
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