We are a better limited-overs team, claims Ottis Gibson – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in the upcoming series.
The three-match One Day International series between the two countries will start tomorrow at Southampton and will be followed by a T20 International on June 24th at Nottingham.
The Caribbean team struggled in the recently concluded Test series and were thrashed by a margin of 0-2 by the world’s top-ranked Test team.
However, with the inclusion of some of the match-winners like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379 and some other senior players, the West Indian team looks in great shape in the shorter versions of the game. Many cricket experts believe that the current
bunch of players have the ability to revive the fortunes of Caribbean cricket.
Gibson, the former fast bowler, admits that his team needs to improve in the five-day format but feels that West Indies is a good team in limited-overs sport. The coach hopes of a good showing in the series against England, which will be the real test of
their abilities.
"At the start of the tour I said the one-day series provides us with our best chance of success and we still believe that. We believe we have got a great chance of winning games in this series,” he said.
On the other side of the coin, England’s middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 is returning to international cricket during the same series after nursing an injury.
His place in the Test team has been taken by the young http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 batsman, Jonny Bairstow, but the right-handed batsman is geared up to perform well in the 50-overs version to regain confidence.
Bopara expressed, "It would be great if I could score heavily in this series and the Australian series. It would put me in a good place. I'm not worried about the players coming through. I know what I'm capable of. My Test career is in my own hands."
It is a pity that the ODI series between England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 includes only three matches, as it is shaping up to be an entertaining competition.
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