Marcus Trescothick urges England to concentrate on winning the Lord’s Test – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 and company must forget about the on-going controversy related to Kevin Pietersen and should focus on the third Test against South Africa at the Lord’s.
The aggressive right-handed batsman does not want to play each and every international match for England and announced his retirement from the shorter versions of the game in May. Now the South Africa born cricketer wants to pick and choose between the Test
matches as well.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) however, is not ready to give this much relaxation to the middle-order batsman, which has caused a massive scandal, with the 32-year-old cricketer threatening to retire from international cricket after the third
Test, which starts on August 16.
The visitors are currently leading the three-match series 1-0 and have completely dominated the Poms in all three departments of the game.
Trescothick, the former left-handed opener, in his article for thisissomerset, expressed that the English team should concentrate on leveling the series, instead of diverting their attention through this controversy. He also urged ECB and Pietersen
to resolve their disputes.
The cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 is of the view that Pietersen will have to play a massive role in the Lord’s Test, having scored a brilliant ton in the second match at Headingley.
"http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 for the final Test against South Africa and focus on winning a massive game," the former cricketer said. "Then both parties must sit down and try to resolve their differences, which have come to the surface at the worst
possible time as we try to defend our hard-won status as the best Test side in the world."
The on-going series is also going to decide the number one Test ranking of the world, which makes Trescothick think that the on-going scandal is going to boost http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757’s confidence, who already look the clear favourites.
“South Africa will be looking to take that title away by at least drawing the game at Lord’s and they can only be happy at all the publicity about a rift between KP and the England Cricket Board,” he added.
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