Victory in tour match thrills Andrew Strauss - Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Combined Associate and Affiliate XI.
The three day match, which was played at the ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai, saw the visitors holding their nerves to pull-off a three wicket win on Monday, January 9, 2012. England was given
target of 261 runs by their opponents which the number one Test team of the world chased down in 61 overs, while losing seven wickets in the process.
Thrilled with his team’s never dying attitude, Strauss said, “We're delighted with how we came through and won the game, having been nearly 100 behind after the first innings. I thought there were
some good performances in our side - Anderson and Broad, backed up by Finn - and the ICC XI played really well”
England looked down and out in the first innings. English batsmen were rusty with their approach and were dislodged for a mere 185 runs in their first innings giving the opponents a healthy lead
of almost 100 runs.
Strauss exhibited great leadership skills in the second innings, as the left-hander played a crucial innings of 78 runs from 96 deliveries that paved the way for England’s win.
However, the disappointment for the team was that none of the other batters were able to cross the 50-run mark, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 (39) being the second highest scorer of England’s innings.
Strauss was not at all impressed with this team's batting performance. The 34-year-old admitted that a lot of work needs to be done. Nonetheless, he was assured that the batters will lift their game
before the second warm-up game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Cricket Board XI, which kicks-off from Wednesday, January 11, 2012.
Strauss said, “Our batting in the first innings should have been better. We have to get in the right mindset to occupy the crease for long periods. There is plenty left to work on - we are not going
to pretend it was perfect by any means - but we can raise it a level against the PCB.”
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