Ravi Bopara ready take on Proteas -Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 take on South Africa for a Test match series at home.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409 who is currently ranked as the number one Test fast-bowler in the world. However, the 27-year-old is equally turned on by the challenge after his successful stint in the
One Day series against the number one ODI team, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
Compiling 182 runs in four innings, with two not outs, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 batsman is all tuned up for the forthcoming task. The English side is taking the series in a manner comparable to the Ashes, looking to fend South Africa's assault at the top of the Test rankings.
The third ranked Proteas have 113 rating points, while the the English sit at the top with 122.
Ravi’s last outing in the whites was at the Oval, London, where he featured in the final Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, scoring an unbeaten 44 in the first innings of the match, which his side went on to win the by an innings and 8 runs.
The Englishman missed out the Test series against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 last month due to injury, but a strong come back in the ODI arena ensured his spot in the playing eleven against Proteas. The wristy stroke maker believes that the visitors have a phenomenal
bowling arsenal but is backing his inform batting lineup to come up trumps when both sides go head to head in the first test at the Oval on 19th, July.
Bopara asked on the ECB website, "What's the point of playing international cricket if you're not going to challenge yourself against the best?
"You have to back yourself no matter what - red ball, white ball - it is different cricket, but at the end of the day you still do the basics and try hit the ball whenever it's in your area,” he said.
"It's what I'm going to try doing when I go out on Thursday. I presume I'll be batting at number six. I'm looking forward to it. It's a good challenge and it's nice to be back in the Test squad."
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