Need to start the Test series afresh claims http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 – Cricket News Update
Looking forward to the upcoming Test series, Pakistani skipper, Misbah-ul-Haq, wants his side to forget about the disappointment suffered during the recently concluded ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, where his side were defeated by a 3-1 margin.
The Men in Green have endured a patchy time on their travels to the Lankan Island where they came unstuck against a resolute host. While their record going into the tour was impressive, and the early signs depicted that, their inability to shore up their batting and fielding eventually cost them dearly.
After losing the opening match of the tour, T20, the visitors fought back to draw the series, courtesy of an all-round performance by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482. The limited-overs series began promisingly, owing to the team’s bowlers, who kept the Lankans to a minimal score.
However, their batting frailties flared up in the recent matches, which eventually saw the local side take a 2-1 lead after four matches (third ODI was a washed out affair). Going into the final one-dayer, the tourist’s batters showed significant improvement but were undone by some lacklustre fielding display, which were duly capitalized upon by a resurgent Lankan side, headed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397.
With the focus now shifting on the Test series, which begins at Galle on June 22, Misbah was keen to move on from the ODI debacles. The Green Shirts have an impressive record in the longer version over the past 12 months, where they have defeated the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 and most recently England, the no.1 ranked Test side in the world, whom they inflicted a 3-0 whitewash at UAE.
Their last Test series’ defeat came back in 2010, where they lost away to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472 they don’t return home empty handed.
"We need to forget about the one-dayers and start afresh. We have done well in Test matches in the last two years. We need to recall those performances and start afresh," said the skipper after the final ODI game.
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