http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 wants England to deal with the pressure of being the best Test team – Part One – Cricket News Update
After being hammered by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in the first of the three-match Test series at the Oval, James Anderson, the England fast bowler, has admitted that his side did not play like the top-ranked Test team of the globe and believes
that the Poms must raise their game in the remaining two encounters.
The Proteas outclassed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 and company by an innings and 12 runs to go 1-0 up in the series, which is going to decide the best Test team of the world.
The Poms were crowned as ICC’s number one Test team after thrashing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 (the previous best) at home last year, when Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men were whitewashed in the four-match series.
Since then however, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Harold-King-c63858
Nation.
Anderson, who is the spearhead of the home team’s bowling attack, expressed that his side is still trying to get used to the pressure that comes with being the top ranked team.
"When you're trying to become number one in the world, you're trying to chase everyone else down and now we're the ones being chased," said the fast bowler.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 cricketer expressed that earning the top spot is a difficult task, but retaining it for a long period of time is the real test of a team’s abilities. Fans expect the number one ranked team to deliver the goods consistently,
but the 29-year-old swing bowler is of the opinion that it is not a practical approach, since every side is prone to facing bad patches.
"It's a different challenge that comes with different pressures. People expect you to win and to play well every week and, in reality, that's not going to happen," Anderson expressed. "You're going to have days or weeks where you're
not quite on top of your game and unfortunately, this was one of those weeks. We'll just have to make sure we come back strongly."
To be continued…
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