Matthew Wade still positive about the Perth Test – Cricket News Update
Despite falling behind big time in the last Test of the three-match series at Perth against South Africa, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s wicketkeeper/batsman, is still optimistic about his team’s chances and thinks that the Kangaroos can deliver the goods in the last two days of the fixture.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473 took a brave decision on day one after winning the toss, opting to bat first in bowling friendly conditions. The visitors were in trouble at one stage, having lost six wickets for just 75 runs on the board. However, Faf du Plessis, who is playing his first Test series, scored a fighting 78 not out to take the Proteas’ score to 225.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409 and company bowled out of their skins to limit the hosts for merely 163, taking a lead of 62 runs in the first innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 came out to bat with a positive intent in their second innings and have already taken a lead of almost 500 runs on day three of the match, with six wickets in hand.
Things are looking bleak for the Baggy Greens but Wade feels that his side will fight till the last ball. Having dominated the first two Tests of the series, the Aussies are keen to end the battle on a positive note.
“We definitely don't feel like the series is slipping away,” the young cricketer said. “We've probably played seven days of really good cricket and outplayed them for seven days and now we've had a couple of bad sessions in a row.”
Wade further added that the pitch has favoured the pacers in the earlier half of the match but thinks that it will ease up in the last two days, which will be in favour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 and company.
“We'll be batting at some stage and then chasing a total on day four which is probably going to be the best day to bat. I think we've got to look forward and realise we're going to be chasing a reasonably large total but on a really good wicket and they've only got their three quicks going up as well,” the wicketkeeper/batsman added.
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