The pitch at Brisbane will give us an advantage: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 – Cricket News Update
Australian vice-captain, Shane Watson, is of the view that the pitch at Gabba, where the host team will be taking on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 for the first of 3 finals in the ongoing Commonwealth Bank series on March 4, will give his side an edge.
The Brisbane pitch is characterized by pace and bounce, which will prove useful for the Australian pace men as they seek to eliminate the threat posed by the Lankan batting order.
"I think that playing on the Gabba will be a big advantage for us with the pace and the bounce that is there," said Watson.
The host beat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 by a whopping 110-run margin at the same venue in the 7th game of the ongoing series. Also, they hold a exemplary record of having yet to taste defeat against their fellow finalists in an ODI at Brisbane.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653 were among the few Aussie players whose performances stood out. They played a crucial role in restricting the visitors’ score to
238 – Pattinson took 4 for 51, while 28-year-old Christian claimed his first international five-wicket haul, and became the fourth Australian player to register such feat in the limited-over version.
"Throughout the whole series he has done some great things with ball and bat," the vice-captain praised the all-rounder. "That (the hat-trick) will give him a h**l of a lot of confidence. It definitely gives the captain a lot more options and he is fitting
in nicely."
Star pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419 is another player who, if included in the playing XI, will be exploiting the pitch at the Gabba. He did not feature in the line-up for the last match, but has been an asset for the host team in the ongoing tri-series, playing despite
his toe injury, and having taken 5 wickets in 4 innings.
In addition to his confidence that the pitch will give his side an edge, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 who proved fatal for the Aussie batsmen in the last match, claiming 4 wickets
at the expense of 49 runs.
“Playing against Sri Lanka, we know how important Malinga is," Watson observed. “If he performs well, they will go very close to winning the game.”
The two finalists will lock horns for the first final this Sunday, after which the second (and if necessary, the third) match will be played at the Adelaide Oval.
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