http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 wants his team to absorb the pressure of being the best Test team – Part Two – Cricket News Update
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Strauss’ men, who are still trying to convince the cricketing fraternity that they are the best Test side, are in real danger of slipping down the rankings by losing the series against the Proteas, with two matches still to be played,
at the Headingley Leeds and the Lord’s.
Apart from the loss in the Oval Test, the biggest concern for the English cricket fans is the way their team failed to compete after the starting day of the encounter.
The Poms, who claim to be one of the best bowling attacks of the globe, could only manage to pick up two scalps in the 189 overs they bowled in South Africa’s first innings, allowing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 to score an unbeaten triple century,
which is the first by a Proteas in the game’s history.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409 and company wrapped up the English batting line-up twice in the match.
Anderson expressed that his side have worked extremely hard over the years to become the world’s best and do not want to be dethroned so early. The fast bowler admits his team had a poor match at the Oval but vows to live up to the
expectations in the last two matches of the battle.
"It was our goal for a number of years to get to the top of the rankings and when you get there, you want to stay there. We know if we lose the series, we won't stay there,” the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 spearhead said. “People expect you to play as
the number one team in the world and we didn't do that this week."
The great swing bowler urged his men to play attacking cricket in the remainder of the series, which was not the case at the Oval.
"We're a very good unit when we're aggressive and in batsmen's faces and we probably didn't do that as well as we could, even if it's hard to be aggressive when you're bowling at two guys who have scored hundreds," Anderson added.
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