James Anderson hails Cardiff’s lively wicket and expects a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Close-c51347 match on the 2nd Day
After the rain-hit 1st day of England v Sri Lanka Test match at Cardiff, the English pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Clayton-Anderson-c65552, anticipates that the 2nd day will witness a neck-to-neck competition between the two top Test sides of the world, citing the lively and bouncy wicket.
At the 1st day of the match, Sri Lanka won the toss and started batting but rain forced them to play just 48 overs and score 133 for 2.
As per the pre-match predictions, the Cardiff wicket was likely to be flat and dry that might assist batsmen more but yesterday’s play stunned many as the ball was bouncing well and the English bowlers were having a comfortable time.
Talking to the media here today, Anderson said, “There's more life than we thought here.”
He further said, “We were delighted that there is some movement there and a little bit of bounce for the taller guys.”
After July 2009 Test match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, Team England is playing their second Test at the venue.
After his early ouster from the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011 for poor bowling display, Anderson has made a good comeback in this Test. Anderson has worked a lot to improve his physical fitness and bowling stamina.
The former English skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Paul-Vaughan-c76145, has urged Anderson to clinch the top slot in International Cricket Council’s Test bowling ranks through this home Test series against Sri Lanka.
Anderson is ardent to make impact in the series with his bowling firepower. The pacer thinks that the 2nd day’s contest will be thrilling as both the sides are of same caliber.
He told, “It's going to be a hard contest today I think and further on in the game.”
Anderson believes that on the basis of their glaring Ashes legacy, they can thrive in this Test series as well.
He said, “We had a great winter and we enjoyed it but it's the start of a new summer, the start of a new series and we've got to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Try-c94438 to put that to one side and concentrate on the challenge ahead.”
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