Tough work lies ahead says Robin Peterson – Cricket News Update
Despite watching his side claim supremacy across all formats of the game, South African spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in the third ODI at the Oval, on August 31, 2012.
The tourists have enjoyed considerable success during the ongoing tour, where they earlier dismantled the English contingent in the Test arena before nailing down an impressive 80-run win during the second ODI at Southampton to firmly assert themselves as the leading side in world cricket.
Having already been crowned as the no.1 side in T20, it places the current South African team in a unique bracket of becoming the only side in history to top all charts of cricket.
However, Peterson, who played a crucial role in the second ODI win by picking up two wickets including the all-important one of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 with a ripper, maintained that his side will not rest on their laurels and will look to build on their recent successes.
"It is definitely a fantastic honour but the hard work only lies ahead for us now," he commented. "We set certain goals for what we want to achieve but there's a long road ahead before we do that."
The left-armer also praised the home record of their opponents, who are yet to be beaten in an ODI series since 2009. They have been undefeated in seven home series after that, and had not lost a single match in the last three until they came unstuck against the Proteas.
With the hosts relinquishing their supremacy in Test and ODI formats, Peterson still expects them to put up a significant fight in the coming days and backed them to recover from recent controversies.
"Looking at England's record over the last while, they've been a quality team. You do get setbacks from time to time but they have the ability and the will to bounce back. We have to be on our game to be ready for what they are going to throw at us," added the Proteas’ spinner.
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