http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glenn-Maxwell-c60189 – Cricket News Update
After an impressive debut series in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745, Glenn Maxwell, the Australian all-rounder, has earned praise from his coach, Mickey Arthur, who believes that the youngster is a genuine match-winner.
The 23-year-old cricketer, having performed well in the Sheffield Shield games and at the junior circuit, made his way to the international stage during the just-finished tour of UAE, impressing one and all with his ability to strike the ball hard under
pressure situations.
Against a quality Men in Green bowling attack, Maxwell played a couple of superb knocks in the One Day International (ODI) series, including an unbeaten 56 at Sharjah, which sealed the series for the Kangaroos.
Having praised the all-rounder’s abilities, the Aussie mentor is expecting great things from Maxwell in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
"Glenn has played some really good one-day innings for us. He's got a bit about him," Arthur said. "If he has a good tournament he's certainly a guy who can win games for us.”
The Sri Lankan conditions in the recent past have favoured the seam bowlers and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CJ-McKay-c1265.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558, the vice-captain, who also rolls his arm over with the new ball, expressed that bowling in the right areas will be the key upfront.
"That's going to be one of the crucial things, controlling that new-ball swing," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 said. "In this humidity the new ball is going to swing and we have got guys who can swing the ball, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, so we have to make sure we can control
it because we can't afford to have that many extras.”
After dismantling http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in the second. However, the Aussies are geared up to deliver the goods in the tournament.
The Baggy Greens are placed in Group B along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751, with their opening fixture scheduled to be played tomorrow against Ireland.
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