Kevin Pietersen is not really comfortable against bouncers says Sreesanth - Cricket News Update
The emerging http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 on the first day of the ongoing second Test at Trent Bridge was a big wicket for him.
The 28-year-old Kerala pacer said that Kevin Pietersen, who struck a double century in England’s first innings at Lord’s, struggles against bouncers and short pitched deliveries. He said that he had come into the game with a plan of bowling short.
"Pietersen is not really comfortable against bouncers,” said Sreesanth while talking to the media reporters.
“It was part of our plan to bowl him short. I first tried slower and then faster bouncers but he hit them for four. But was nice to get him out eventually, I had the last laugh at the end of the day," he added further.
Pietersen scored just 29 runs off 53 before edging Sreesanth’s outswinger to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 at the third slip.
England were bundled out for a meager first innings total of 221 on the first day of the Trent Bridge Test, thanks to Stuart Broad’s whirlwind 64 of 66. The hosts were struggling at 124 for 8 at tea on Friday before tailenders, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501,
buckled down to add 73 runs to the scorecard to help the side reach 221.
Sreesanth made his One Day International debut in October 2005 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 at Nagpur and has so far played 53 ODIs, picking up 75 wickets at an average of 33.44.
When asked about the Trent Bridge wicket, traditionally supportive for swing and seam, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803 pacer said that it was a good sporting wicket and hoped it would continue assisting the pace bowlers.
"It is a good sporting wicket,” said Sreesanth. “It surely is swinging but the credit has to go to bowlers. If you bowl badly, the batsmen will punish you,” he added further.
England are currently leading the four-match Test series after winning the Lord’s Test by 196 runs and India must be eager to confirm their supremacy by making a strong come back at Trent Bridge.
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