English Captain Andrew Strauss wants his team to remain vigilant and not lose focus just because Australia seems to be encountering some teething problems. Australia dropped veteran fast bowler Mitchell Johnson after his figures of no wicket for 170 runs
convinced selectors he needs to be given a break. His replacement appears to be Doug Bollinger who is a left arm medium fast bowler.
England have been warned by their skipper to not underestimate the opposition in any way just because they’ve made a key change. England themselves might end up making a change to the team, although it appears to be a long shot that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajmal-Shahzad-c42489 would be
replacing Steven Finn, who with his phenomenal spell of bowling picked up 6 wickets in the first innings at the Gabba.
Andrew Strauss was once again left at the mercy of media personnel to defend embattled batsman Kevin Pietersen, who it appears is addicted to tweeting. This time he complained about how grounds-man Damian Hough did not cover up the pitches quickly enough
during net practice when it rained. This is not the first time that Kevin Pietersen has come into limelight because of his tweeting habits. Earlier this year he tweeted about his displeasure at being left out of England’s squad by using derogatory terms. He
later apologised for the comments.
Andrew Strauss defended his star batsman after his latest faux pas by saying that his team was focused on doing what they do best, that is play outstanding cricket. He also went onto state that he and the team were highly satisfied with the ground staff
and the authorities who had treated them exceptionally well.
The second Ashes Test is due to start on Friday in Adelaide and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 will be looking to overcome the embarrassing debacle at the Gabba. The pitch at Adelaide is expected to help the quickies, and that may potentially be the reason for Andrew Strauss
calling upon his batsmen to improve their show. Both the English and the Australian playing eleven are expected to be named one day before the start of the match. England will be boosted by the presence of their coach Andy Flower, who missed the first Test
due to a surgery.
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