The 2000th Test - England v India - 1st Test: English batsmen to watch out for
The time has finally come for the high-voltage clash between England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, as the first Test is going to be played at Lord’s from July 21 to July 25, 2011. The two teams will be pumped up for this match and would love to get early advantage in the campaign.
While the English side is coming to the series after crushing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
Although, the Indian side has been reinforced with the inclusion of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, the Poms also have certain match winners to give a tough time to the visiting side.
Bettor.com glances at the English batsmen who can influence the outcome of the game.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964
Strauss regained his lost momentum by performing fabulously in the tour game between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 and India.
He has been an excellent batsman and skipper for the side over the last few years, playing a pivotal role in England’s consecutive Ashes victories. The aggressive opening batsman was not in best of his form during the recent series against Sri Lanka, but
he is confident to display something special in the crunch series.
The 34-year-old left-hander has a vast experience of cricket and if he gets going, he can relinquish any bowling attack. Although, his strike rate is a little over-50, the English skipper averages 34.14. Playing 85 Tests, Strauss has piled up 6111 runs.
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Cook is not very much renowned for limited-overs cricket, but when it comes to Test cricket, the 26-year-old batsman has been amongst http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s top performers in the past year. It is his form which encouraged England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to name
him as the ODI skipper.
After performing excellently in the previous series against the islanders, Cook is determined to be the protagonist in England’s win and silence his critics. The personified striker will give it his all and will be hoping to start the series on a positive
note. Cook has served England in 68 Tests, collecting 5520 runs at a fine average of 49.28.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806
Pietersen holds the English batting line-up together. He has been the backbone of the English middle-order for some time now. The batsman has been going through a lean patch these days but he has asked the Indians not to take him lightly as he is just an
innings away from gaining form.
The 31-year-old batsman's records are something, many cricketers dream of. From 74 matches, he has scored 5828 at 48.16. Since he is a true match-winner, the Men in Blue would love to see the back of him as soon as possible.
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Trott is probably the best find of English cricket in the last couple of years. Although, the batsman may be accused of being too defensive in his approach, the fact remains that he is mighty effective for England and has the ability to play big innings.
Along with playing a vital role in team’s victory, he will look to focus on his solo performance and make up for his slump during the previous two Tests, against the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808. Collecting 1867 runs in 21 matches, Trott holds an average of 62.23 in the
longest version of the game.
The home side has all the weapons to destroy the Indian bowling line-up. However, it will be interesting to see which one of these batting gurus emerges as the hero in the crucial first Test.
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