http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Russell-c87177 Arnold rates England and South Africa as favourites for the Champions Trophy – Cricket News
Sri Lanka’s former middle-order batsman, Russell Arnold, has rated South Africa and England as favourites for the upcoming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 also has the capacity to surprise other teams.
“For me, England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 are the favourites and you underestimate Sri Lanka at your own peril,” the former cricketer said in an exclusive interview with Pakpassion.
Taking into account the playing conditions in England, not many cricket analysts are considering the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, England and New Zealand.
Like majority of the cricket pundits, Arnold also believes that the all-important competition is going to be a well-fought one and most teams are evenly balanced.
Arnold further added that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 had a clear advantage over other teams before the commencement of the One Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand at home; however, their performance against the Kiwis have put some doubts about their potential to deliver the goods in the 50-overs format.
With the last match scheduled to be played tomorrow at Nottingham, the visitors have already sealed the series by winning the initial two fixtures at the Lord’s and Southampton respectively.
However, Arnold thinks that if Stuart Broad and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566, England’s two premier pacers, are able to recover from their respective injuries in time for the Champions Trophy, the home team should feel confident about their chances.
“One mistake in this tournament can put you out of the competition and that can happen to the best team, so I think all eight teams have a chance of going through,” Arnold believes. “If you sit back and take a look, until the first one day international against New Zealand, England looked favourites, but after losing to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465 and Steven Finn.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 and company would love to enter the Champions Trophy with a positive frame of mind by winning the last fixture of the series against the Black Caps.
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