We are a much consistent side than last year, says Essex coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Paul-Grayson-c42130 – Cricket News Update
Essex head coach, Paul Grayson, on Thursday praised his side for showing consistency in this year’s Friends Life T20 competition, as compared to a group stage exit in previous edition of the domestic tournament.
The county side finished 3rd in South Group this season, with five wins in ten appearances, consequently booking their ticket to the knock out stage as the best third-place finisher in the tournament. Eagles head coach commended the cricket played
by his side, and said that they fully deserve a place in the last eight of the competition.
"They deserve it,” stated Grayson, when asked about his side qualifying for the next round, despite failing to finish among southern group’s top two. “I think we've played some good cricket in the competition this year. I think we've been more consistent
this year than last year,” he added further.
Speaking to media reporters after the Eagles were drawn against Somerset in the knock-out phase, Grayson said that South Group was indeed the toughest and to qualify for the quarter-finals depicts the improved performances of his side this time around.
"Getting through that southern group is always tough,” said the 41-year-old former Essex all-rounder, who played two One Day Internationals for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 as well."Yes it would have been nice to have a home tie but we're in the quarter-final and that's the
most important thing to me and the players."
“…overall I think we've been more consistent this year in the t20 and I think the guys have been absolutely brilliant," he added further.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 will play Somerset in the first quarter-final of the tournament at Taunton, on July 24. In contrast to the Eagles, Sabres comfortably made it to the next round, finishing top in their group. They have also won five matches but have an edge over the
opposition for losing only two games, compared to Eagles’ four.
Grayson, however, is not wary of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843’s class and is expecting an enthralling contest when the two lock horns later this month. Somerset has won their lone FL T20 title in 2005, while Essex has yet to achieve the feat.
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