http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 – Cricket News Update
England’s T20 skipper, Stuart Broad, is happy with the current T20 squad and believes that the unit has the capability to do well in the three-match T20 series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, where the Poms will be defending their title in the World T20 Champion.
He argued that the absence of ace all-rounder, Kevin Pietersen will have least effect on the team.
"The planning started, for these games and the World Cup, from Trent Bridge. KP had made himself unavailable for the World Cup and his replacement came in and got the highest score for an English batsman,” said Broad while talking to Sky Sports News as he pointed out the 99 from 68 deliveries by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in Nottingham in June, who came in as KP’s replacement.
“We've got a great squad here and we're really excited about the next month. We've got guys who are hungry and keen to develop their skills, and going to Sri Lanka we're very excited to do that," added the English pacer.
But before looking forward to their second T20 title, the English need to face the South Africans in the series all set to begin from today. Having won the Test, and then coming back in the One Day International (ODI) series to level the tournament, the South Africans are on a winning track and being the number-one team in the shortest format of the game, the Proteas are bound to give the hosts a run for their money.
“South Africa, I think, are number one in the Twenty20 format, so we know we're up against a tough team but we've played some really good Twenty20 cricket over the past year,” reckoned Broad.
Injuries to pacers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 in the national team.
However, the skipper relieved the English fans by disclosing that the injuries are niggles and nothing serious, which means that the pacers would be touring Sri Lankan with the team.
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