Test cricket is not friendly now, says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 will have to struggle hard to sustain their No. 1 Test rank as five-day games have become more competitive these days, feels the ace English pacer, James Anderson.
Anderson predicts that his team’s upcoming Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 will be a tough competition as both the sides are of equal calibre. The former colonial masters and slaves are scheduled to play 3 Test matches at UAE, starting from January 17, 2012.
Jimmy claims that this event will confirm how long the English are destined to stay at top of the world Test rankings. According to him, his team needs to win some overseas series to consolidate its dominance in international cricket.
Talking to the media today, the speedster said, “We want to stay No 1 for as long as possible. The way we do that is by winning series abroad. We seem to be a tough test at home but we really need to dominate away as well.”
Anderson hopes that the gruesome spot-fixing controversy, which erupted during Pakistan’s last tour to England in August 2010, will have no repercussions in this series as both the sides are looking for a fresh start.
He told, “I'm not sure that the spot-fixing business will make a difference - it would have been a battle anyway because of the rivalry. Test cricket is not very friendly these days, you don't have a beer at the end of the day."
The veteran pacer is happy with the punishment the Pakistani spot-fixing trio has met, avowing that corrupt players have no place in the game.
“There's no place for anything like that in cricket. I'd like to think it is not rife within the sport and this is a one-off,” stated the speed master.
The right-arm medium-fast bowler played a key role in the Poms’ 0-4 whitewash of npower Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 a few months back. However, the English selectors gave him a break when his team toured India.
Now, the swing star is quite ready to bowl to the Pakistani batsmen who will find it hard to defend themselves against his destructive deliveries.
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