http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 to do ‘something exceptional’ against India – Cricket News Update
Steven Finn, the towering English pacer, hopes that the Test skipper of Team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 impact in the upcoming 4-match Test series against India, as he has regained his lost form by scoring a sterling century in a 3-day practice
match between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 and India.
Finn has warned the Men in Blue against the fresh momentum of his captain, who he thinks, will do something exceptional in the high-voltage Test series.
The series is set to start on July 21 at Lord’s, where both the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/OA-Shah-c2134 cricketing nations will play the 2000th Test in the home of cricket.
Talking to the media today, Finn said, “When Straussy has played in adversity it has brought the best out of him, so to have the pressure on him will probably work to his advantage. He will do something exceptional this series, I'm sure of it, whether it's
as a batsman or a captain.”
He further elaborated, “He has got nothing to prove to anyone. He averages 42 in Test cricket and that's something that cannot be sniffed at. He will score runs this series and everyone is backing him to do so. He is our captain, he is a great person and
captain and he is going to lead this team to win this series.”
Strauss, despite being born inSouth Africa, has made himself recognised as the most successful Test captain of the English by bringing home two back-to-back Ashes titles.
Having relinquished the ODI leadership, he is h**l-bent to make England the world’s top-ranked Test nation. Currently, the top slot is with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and England can wrest this honour by beating the tourist with a margin of two matches.
Strauss was a little bit disappointed by his lackluster batting performance during the home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 but his yesterday’s knock for Somerset boosted up his courage and confidence to a great extent.
The 34-year-old left-hander is all padded up to play the 86th Test of his career at the same venue where he made his Test debut, back in 2004.
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