Mathews keen to overcome injuries and continue bowling – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, is under consideration for being restricted to batting only, as he has continuously been running into leg injuries. However, Mathews
is adamant to continue bowling, especially in the shorter formats of the game.
"Definitely I am not going to give up on my bowling in ODIs and T20 cricket, the longer format I need to rethink and manage my workload. I've been having a few issues in my legs. I really don't know why I tend to get injured constantly.
I am trying my level best to get rid of those injuries," said Mathews.
Earlier, chief selector Sri Lanka, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashantha-Lakdasa-Francis-de-Mel-c46253, had voiced the board’s intent to relegate Mathews to a pure batsman, and not use him as an all-rounder in order to prevent further leg injuries and prolong his national career.
"I don't think we can use Mathews as an allrounder in the future. He has some problem with his legs and it is very unlikely he will bowl much. We have to look at him purely as a batsman," Ashantha de Mel had said earlier.
Mathews had joined the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 in the 2nd Test against the Poms, after they had secured the 1st win by 75 runs at Galle. His 57-run contribution in Sri Lanka’s first innings of the ongoing 2nd
match helped the side reach 275. In reply, the English got off to an excellent start with openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 forming a 122-run partnership.
Commending the English on their performance, Mathews said that the Poms were doing well and the Lankans needed to come back into the game with a few wickets, since the pitch is not very batsman friendly.
By the 3rd session on day 3 of the match, the English were leading by 136 runs with 5 wickets remaining, and excellent contributions by the top four batsmen (Strauss 61, Cook 94, Trott 64, and Pietersen 151) resulted
in the total reaching over 400 runs.
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