Jonathan Trott says England will have to step up their game - ICC World Cup 2011 update
The English batsman, Jonathan Trott, is of the view that the England team will have to perform to the best of their abilities in their next and last group B match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/March-c74391, Thursday at Chennai.
He said that they will have to play exceptionally well in their last match to proceed to the knockout stage of the International Cricket Council World Cup 2011.
Apart from losing matches to lesser team, the English team has had a thrilling experience this World Cup. England has been badly beaten by minnows http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753. Their
match with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 ended with a tie. However, if they lose this upcoming match against West Indies, then they will crash out from the mega tournament.
Trott said the team should take inspiration from their previous match against South Africa, when they beat South Africa by 6-runs. He added, “We’ve either played badly with the bat and well with the ball or badly with the ball and well with the bat.”
Talking about team’s performance in the match with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, he said that there could be more boundaries but the team failed to perform well, otherwise they could have scored more runs. He also added that after the defeat, the English lagged behind and
failed to bounce back as a team.
The top-order batsman stated that they are working hard and concentrating on their game. The passion is driving the whole team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Jonathan Trott started his One Day International cricket career in 2009. Trott has scored more ODI runs than the former English opener, Geoff Boycott. Trott also leveled the record for completing the fastest 1,000 One Day International runs from just 21
innings. He now shares the honours with West Indian great Vivian Richards and England's Kevin Pietersen. He has played so far, a total of five games in this world cup scoring 289-runs at an average of 57.80.
The English batsman is hopeful that his team will play the next match with consistency and momentum and make their way into the quarter-finals.
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