http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 against complacency – Cricket News Update
Jacques Rudolph, the South African middle-order batsman, has warned his team against complacency in the on-going Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and believes that the home team possesses the ability to bounce back and level the series.
The Proteas, who started the three-match series as underdogs, outclassed the Poms in all departments of the game, winning the Oval Test by an emphatic margin of an innings and 12 runs to go 1-0 up in the series.
The visitors, who are currently placed at number three in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 and company, who are presently at the top.
The left-handed batsman, who did not get an opportunity to showcase his skills with the bat in the first match, with his side posting a mammoth 637 for the loss two wickets in the only innings they batted, agrees that his team proved to be far superior in
the opening match of the competition.
Rudolph however, is of the view that England did not become the world’s best Test side by fluke, and expects Strauss’ men to come hard in the Headingley Test, which starts tomorrow. The 31-year-old wants his team to be in the right frame of mind before going
into the next encounter and shrug off the last victory.
"Our challenge will be to get off the wave of the first Test match, from a mental point of view," Rudolph said. "Obviously it was a convincing win for us but we are not too results orientated. We expect a strong fight back and we are prepared for what we
are going to face."
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Harold-King-c63858 Nation has historically done quite well at the Headingley Leeds, with just one loss in the four Tests played at the ground. The left-handed middle-order batsman is optimistic that South Africa will go into the match with immense confidence to
seal the series.
"From a team point of view, we can take quite a lot of confidence from how we played here in the past," the Transvaal batsman added.
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