http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 cautious about Wounded Aussies – Cricket News Update
The Sri Lankan skipper, Mahela Jayawardene, in light of the upcoming clash against Australia, feels that the Kangaroos, wounded at the hands of the Proteas after the 309-run series-deciding defeat at Perth, will come hard at the visitors in the 3 Tests,
5 ODIs and 2 T20s, starting later this month.
While speaking ahead of the warm-up game against Chairman’s XI, scheduled for the coming Thursday in Canberra, Jayawardene said that the home team will come hard at the visiting Lankans after their Test series humiliation at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
“I see them as wounded soldiers - they could come back stronger against us. We have to do a lot of work. We're here to compete. Australia will come hard at us, especially after the Test because of what happened to them,” said Jayawardene.
After two tightly contested matches in Brisbane and Adelaide, the Australians capitulated in the final Test at Perth, a loss compounded by the retirement of their former skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377. Jayawardene feels that the Aussies will consider the upcoming
series as an opportunity to redeem themselves, posing a challenge the Lankans need to be prepared for.
“We need to brace for that and make sure we handle those tough situations. It's about winning those few contests in a big, big game. So you try and win as many contests as you possibly can,” he added.
After a spectacular show by Sri Lanka on their home turf against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 were forced to face an upset in the 2nd and final Test, losing by 167 runs.
After facing criticism over the defeat, the experienced captain also talked about his future at the helm (before leaving for the tour to Australia) amidst growing speculations over his stepping down from the post. He hinted at the possibility of handing
over the reins to vice-captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913, a decision likely to be made after the Australian tour.
The biggest challenge that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HMRKB-Herath-c1559 under further pressure.
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