Matt Prior reckons No 1 status puts pressure on England for upcoming Test series - Cricket News Update
The wicketkeeper batsman of England, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Prior-c1984, expects International teams to come hard at England, given their newly-acquired tag of being the world’s best Test side.
The 29-year-old South Africa-born Prior has warned his side to get ready for challenges it has never faced before because of the recently acquired top spot on the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test rankings table.
"When you play the number one team in the world you want to beat them. You up your game and people will be targeting us,” the wicketkeeper batsman wrote in an article published in a leading UK daily.
"That brings a certain pressure, but we have not allowed the previous number one team in the world, India, to even compete with us in this series, which is a fantastic sign," he added further.
Prior, in an article published in a leading daily, urged his side to maintain the numero uno Test status and keep on improving. The gloveman has his eyes set on the upcoming series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 is scheduled to
play in the next six months.
"We have reached number one but now we have to stay there and improve, starting with this winter's challenges on the sub-continent," wrote the wicketkeeper batsman in his article.
"We have Test series' against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 early in the spring, but the planning started long ago," the gloveman added further.
England dethroned India as the world’s number one Test side with a clinical performance in the ongoing four-match Test series. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side looked totally out of flair in the ongoing tour as the Poms outclassed them in every department
of the game.
Currently England are leading the series 3-0 and are in a good position to win the ongoing fourth and last Test of the series underway at The Oval where the tourists were reeling at 135 for 5 in their first innings at the close of Day three.
Earlier the hosts piled up 591 for 6, declaring in their first innings, thanks to a 350-run stand between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806. Bell scored his career-best 235, while KP returned with 175 from 232, including 27 muscular boundaries.
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