Scotland looking forward to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-David-Steindl-c81581 – Cricket News Update
The head coach of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scotland-c756’s Cricket team, Peter Steindl, is positive about his side as the runners up of the 2009-10 Intercontinental Cup are gearing up to kick start their 2011-12 season against Netherlands, in Aberdeen, on Tuesday,
June 21, 2011.
"We're looking forward to it," said Steindl while talking to the media reporters on the eve of his side’s tournament opener.
"It's our first international since the final last year and we're looking to hit the ground running. We've been involved in the English county 40-over competition and so it will be a switch but we're looking forward to the challenge,”
he added further.
Whilst Tuesday’s game would be Scotland’s first international appearance since 2009-10 Intercontinental Cup’s final, Netherlands played their last international game in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011. Though the
side failed to win even a single match in the mega cricketing event but participation in the prestigious tournament will undoubtedly be a positive on account of Holland.
From their World Cup squad, Netherlands will be missing some key players due to their commitments with their counties. They will have the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alexei-Nicolaas-Kervezee-c43287 with them in the first One Day international. Prolific all-rounder,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RN-ten-Doeschate-c2338 will miss the opening ODI but he will be there for the second one-dayer and the Twenty20 games.
The Scottish coach admitted that Netherlands has a strong squad with depth and experience. The 41-year-old said that it will be a real challenge for his boys, however, he added that they are looking forward to it and hoped his side
would be at its best to go one better this time.
Netherlands’ coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-John-Drinnen-c81739, had earlier said that they would be looking forward to secure a spot in the World Twenty20 Championship.
"The squads are well balanced with plenty of experience," Drinnen had said. "The World Twenty20 qualifiers are not far away and with increased depth in our squad, the players are keen to seize every opportunity to secure their spot."
Both the sides will face off each other in a series of matches across all the three formats of the game. The opening game of the tournament will be a four-day match commencing from June 21. The first-class game will be followed by
two One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 matches.
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