Nasser Hussain calls Matt Prior a man of crisis - Cricket News Update
Former English captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 at the Oval.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 still on the crease, but an impressive morning spell by the Proteas’ bowlers saw the Poms reeling off due to a sudden fall of wickets before Prior stabled the English inning.
It was an innings of true grit and mental toughness from the 30-year-old, who helped his side reach a respectable 385 and see off a strong South African attack.
Hussain was particularly impressed with the batting skills of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 player, who now averages an impressive 42.31 in 55 Tests, calling him as the ‘man of crises’.
Further adding to his appreciation, the former Poms’ skipper said that the right-hand batsman added the missing link in the English lower-order, which had always remained vulnerable in the past.
“Time and again we have seen England's tail make important contributions and in Prior they again had someone who could lead the resistance by being positive rather than retreating into his shell with his team in trouble,” the 44-year-old said.
“Yes, he seems to have quite a lot of fast-twitch muscles and was a bit frenetic at the start of his innings but it was down to him that England got up to a par score rather than slip to a sub-standard one,” the former English skipper further added
Prior, who was originally born in Johannesburg, before moving to his adopted country, has been a permanent member of the English side since 2007. He has developed into an impressive cricketer, giving impetus to the English batting lower-order.
The visitors could rue their chances to wrap up the hosts on a much lower total after dismissing Cook, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 early in the session. However, Hussain believes that the 30-year-old’s defiant 60-run knock could well turn out to be the difference
between the two sides.
“England's tail, marshalled by their No 7, could prove the difference between these sides as the series unfolds,” the former England captain concluded.
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