Jayewardene wary of calm Misbah ahead of second Test – Cricket News Update
The triumphant Sri Lanka skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, has urged his team to counter the calmness of Pakistan’s regular captain Misbah-ul-Haq in the second Test, commencing at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, on Saturday, June 30, 2012.
"Misbah is an experienced guy and a very calm character,” said Jayawardene while speaking to media reporters on the eve of the Colombo Test. “They’ll have that influence on field with his batting as well. That's a fact that we’ve to counter,” he added further.
Misbah-ul-Haq is all set to take the reins back from Mohammad Hafeez in the second Test of the three-match series, after missing the series opener due to a one-Test ban, handed to him for a slow over rate in the final match of the five ODI series.
Though the Mohammad Hafeez-led Pakistan side lost that match comprehensively by 209 runs, Jayawardene feels that with Misbah returning to the squad, it would not be another easy picking for the Islanders at Colombo.
Bowlers have played a key role in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758’s victorious campaign against Pakistan so far and Jayawardene stressed on the need to develop the attack further.
"We are trying to develop a bowling attack that will hunt in a pack. We don't yet have experience of a Murali or a Vaas," said the home skipper, who was reinstated as the Sri Lankan skipper in February this year, after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 stepped down following
a poor run since 2011 cricket world cup.
Meanwhile, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 has said that his team needed to forget the shambles of the Galle Test and make a fresh start at Colombo.
"We need to regroup and put our 100 percent effort and try and win this game," said the 38-year-old right-handed middle-order batsman.
"You can't worry about games you lose but you need to put 100 percent and win the next game,” he insisted.
Misbah feels a mammoth target of 510 runs put the tourists under pressure in the series opener at Galle and aims to work on their bowling attack as well.
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