http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 clinch series with emphatic win – Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – December 3, 2012
South Africa clinched the three-match series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 after defeating the hosts by an overwhelming 309-run margin in the deciding Test at Perth.
Resuming the fourth day from 40 for 0, the Aussies lost http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377, who was playing his last game in the baggy green, in the opening session.
That clearly dented the home side’s charge, which then lost all their recognized batsmen before the team interval, including their inform skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Michael-Lyon-c78822 to halt the Aussies at 322.
Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, says that he will reassess his future with the national team following the conclusion of the upcoming tour of Australia.
Jayawardene was installed as the leader of the team late last year, following a poor run of results under http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864, and further reached the final of the World T20.
With him already relinquishing the T20 captaincy, Jayawardene said that the time is right to give younger players added responsibility. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913 remains in pole position to become Jayawardene’s successor, having already assumed the T20 leadership.
"I am going to take it one series at a time especially after the Australian tour I will have time to think," he said. "I took on the responsibility to lead the team for one year and that will end after the Australian tour."
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597, is looking forward to improve his record on Indian soil when he takes the field in the remaining Test matches of the ongoing series.
Bell made a disappointing start at Ahmedabad where he managed scores of 0 and 22 before missing the second Test victory due to paternity leave. Having averaged just 18.36 in six Test matches in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, Bell knows the need to perform consistently in order to prove his importance to the team as a player for every situation.
"India is the one place," Bell said. "My first tour to Pakistan went really well. I played nice cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. But here has not gone so well. And it's been the same in one-day cricket. It's the one place left around the world for me."
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