Matt Prior wants to avenge Oval defeat at Headingley - Cricket News Update
England wicket-keeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Prior-c1984, reflected back on his performance during the Oval Test and rued his chances to save the match against South Africa despite looking comfortable with the bat in both innings.
The right-hander, who now averages 42.54 in 56 Tests, was “gutted” and felt like having a “nightmare” after the heavy defeat. The visitors are now leading the three-match Investec Test series 1-0 after beating the hosts by an inning and 12 runs in the first Test.
"It's never nice and losing isn't something we're used to, it hits you pretty hard when you wake up and think it wasn't all just a nightmare, it actually happened,” the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 batsman said.
Prior made a defiant half-century in the first innings and was involved in a crucial 86-run partnership with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692.
"I had a momentary lapse of concentration that punishes you at this level – I know I messed up and I'll take it on the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501. Personally, in the second innings I was gutted, hugely disappointed not to go on,” the 30-year-old said.
The wicket brought a sudden collapse of the English innings, denying the hosts a chance to draw the Test match. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964’ men have now lost five of their nine Test matches, and the loss at the Oval was their first on home soil since the summer of 2010.
The wicket-keeper batsman, who was born in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 before moving to his adopted country said, that he is now looking forward for a strong comeback in the second Test against the Proteas, and prove their mettle as the no.1 ranked side.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 has twice come from behind in their duels with South Africa. They lost the first Test in the 1994 series but drew the series by winning the third Test. The second time was in 1998, when the Poms won the three-match series after losing the opening game.
"If we needed a wake-up call, then we certainly got it. We need to hunt South African wickets and get ourselves in the Test match, “Prior concluded.
The next Test is due to start from August 2 at Headingley.
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