Publicly humiliated says Graeme Swann – Cricket News Update
The recently concluded Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501, who admitted that the result of the match, which ended in the visitor’s favour was a ‘public humiliation’ to the world’s number one
team.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 comfortably occupying the crease. However, the second morning brought contrasting fortunes for the English side, who could only add
118 runs to their overnight score before being bowled out on 385.
South African batsmen then made the English bowling attack toil hard, with, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 (311*) going on to add a stupendous, collective effort of 637.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 managed a scalp each, despite all four front line bowlers conceding over 100 runs apiece. Swann had a horrid time, conceding 152 in 52 overs, without claiming any wicket.
"After a few days it doesn't get any prettier. Even though we gave away a couple of soft dismissals you think 260 for 3 should have been a platform for 500. Almost from the moment we turned up on day two the wheels fell off the wagon
- it was awful. Can't really describe it any other way,” said Swann.
"It was a sort of public humiliation by the end of it, fielding that long and then getting skittled afterwards. I think that prompted that meeting afterwards and prompted a lot of honesty and people saying that's not going to happen
again,” the spinner added.
Needing to bat the last day out, the English troops failed to resist the Proteas’ pace assault and were bowled out for a lowly 240. They task was already a big one after that they had lost four top order batsmen on the penultimate day.
With their Test supremacy hanging by a thread, England will need to improve significantly in order to put up a fight against the inform touring contingent. They will be hoping for Swann to return to familiar ways, while would want the batters to show more
conviction.
The second Test commences from August 2, at the Oval.
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