Time for dented Aussies to recover
England struck back to demonstrate temperament and ended up controlling the First encounter, but continuation of momentum is necessary. This is an essential requirement to dent the hosts, further more. Andrew Strauss is in possession of the urn, so he has an important glory to defend. The equation seems to be clearly straightforward: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 must score more wins than England to reclaim the glorified urn.
Given the conditions of the ground, it will be hard work for the locals to claim a victory, at Adelaide. The back to back encounters signify that both the international teams will have some fatigued players. The bowlers will have to bend their back as well, to claim some wickets. The track illustrates a paradise like surface, for the batsmen. So the competition is expected to be tough. At the end of the Gabba Test, Ricky Ponting had no option other than to express amusement at the English innings, which showed a scoreboard of 517/1. There was nothing much for him, other than to be a mere spectator to the hammering his bowlers suffered at the hands of Alastair Cook, Strauss and Trott.
This is not, normal times for the Kangaroos, who are under heavy inquiry in spite of a pathetic start to the Ashes campaign. It is Imperative, to manage some sort of sustainability, in the upcoming matches. Doug Bollinger and Ryan Harris have been called up to be part of the squad. They have tried their best, to astound the management, during nets. But nets, represent a different ball-game ,in comparison to the real game. And Adelaide promises to be a testing ground for the pacers. The batting remains to be unchanged for the Aussies. But this is an important encounter for Marcus North, the hit-and-miss batsman, the part time spinner.
The battle at Adelaide, four years back, is still fresh in the memories of many, as an outlandish or a magical delusion, depending on the adherence. The magical bowling display by the legend, Shane Warne, stunned England and the Aussies claimed a six wicket win. England never improved and the outcome changed the destination of the series altogether. The spinner bulldozed the English on 129 runs. A team, which initially had a lead of 97 runs went bankrupt, when the legendary spinner turned the fate of the game ,in favor of the Aussies. Certainly the memories are still fresh and the hosts are expecting to repeat history, once more.
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