Matt Prior offers support to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 – Cricket News Roundup – Part 2 – July 27, 2012
England wicket-keeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RD-Shah-c2298 Bopara, to sort out his form and become a regular no.6 for the Test side.
The Poms suffered a humiliating defeat in the first Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032 and Jonny Bairstow, both of whom failed to make a permanent mark.
However, Prior is counting on the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 player to come good in the next Test, played at Headingley. "Ravi is a very talented batter and I think it's only a matter of time before he puts that big performance in in the Test arena," Prior said.
The Champions league fixtures and groups have been finalised, with the competition kicking-off with a double header on October 18th, as current Indian Premier League champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, play http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Titans-c856 battle Perth Scorchers.
The tournament has a qualifying phase where 2 teams out of six (three in each pool) will go and compete in the group stage. The final will take place in Johannesburg on October 28. The current holders, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians, are in Group B, along with runners-up Chennai Super Kings.
“This is the second time the tournament will be played in South Africa, and we have no doubt that it will be as, if not more successful, than the 2010 edition,” N http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Srinivasan-c90829, chairman of the CLT20 governing council, said.
South African pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 by an innings and 12 runs.
The Proteas batted just once during the game, posting a humungous 637 for 2, with Smith and Kallis scoring centuries, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamisi-Abdallah-c61368 adding a maiden triple ton. The Poms were always playing catch-up cricket, posting 385 in the first innings and a disappointing 240 in the second.
"It was beautiful watching http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 start it off and Jacques Kallis stepping it up. It gave us the confidence to take the 10 wickets we needed in the second innings," he said.
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