Tim Nielsen terms Australia’s tour to Sri Lanka as a mammoth challenge for Aussies – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Timothy-John-Nielsen-c94043, the coach of Team Australia, has regarded his team’s upcoming tour to Sri Lanka as a tremendous challenge for the team as they will have to fight to regaining their lost momentum and pride in International cricket. He opines that the series
will be the real examination of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 as a skipper.
The Aussies will reach Sri Lanka by the end of the calendar month as the bilateral series, which contains 2 T20Is, 5 ODIs and 3 Tests, is set to start from August 6.
The new-look Australian team, which includes four uncapped players, will be led by Clarke. The series is going to be the newly appointed captain’s second international assignment after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 tour.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011.
Nielsen thinks that the series against Sri Lanka will be a great opportunity for the Kangaroos to resurge at the international stage.
Talking to the media today, the coach said, “The most important thing is it gives us the opportunity to get our cricket, especially publicly, heading back in the right direction. Usually you're judged by the things that have happened in the last little while
and our results obviously weren't exactly as we would have liked in the last little while.”
He further told, “This Sri Lankan tour gives us a chance to get our form back in the competitive environment and get back to the winners' circle.”
The Aussies have been at the losing end in Test cricket since the last couple of years. They have lost two Ashes editions in a row apart from losing Border-Gavaskar Trophy to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in 2010-11 seasons. Moreover, the World Cup defeat has added insult to injury.
Team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in November 2007 - it was a two-match series, held on the former’s soil.
Now, the Kangaroos’ three Tests against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 are going to be a do-or-die affair for the tourists who have to compete for their lost esteem.
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