We played warm up matches like ODIs, says Jonathan Trott – Cricket News Update
Having marked a clean sheet at the 2 tour matches, England’s top-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576, revealed that the Poms did not treat the fixtures as warm-up games, but treated them like One Day Internationals (ODI), which would gear up the side to officially
take on the Indian hosts in the upcoming ODI series, which kicks off on October 14, 2011, in Hyderabad.
“We don't really see them as warm-up games," said Trott after the second practice match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 Cricket Association XI.
“We try to play them as if they were ODIs - so that come the real thing, we’re not surprised by different eventualities,” he added.
During Tuesday’s bout, Trott was amongst England’s third consecutive top order player to score above 70 runs, complemented by Jonny Bairstow’s ton that led the tourists to pile up a mammoth aggregate worth 367 runs, with a loss of 4 wickets.
As for Hyderabad’s response, thanks to the young, leg-break bowler, Scott Borthwick’s onslaught of 5 wickets, in association with Stuart Meaker’s haul of 3, the opponent was finally restricted to fall 253 runs off the mark, in 35.3 overs.
When asked about his team’s performance during the second game, Trott comprehended that the English came out with a better performance compared to what they had to offer in the opening tour game on October 8 where the tourists marked an unconvincing 56 runs
triumph.
During the match, England’s top order was pushed around hard by the opponent, after the Poms lost 4 quick wickets before the first 15 overs of the innings, until middle order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 rescued the side to aggregate mere 219 runs.
However, Trott, who also added that he was pleased with his contribution on the preceding game, said that Tuesday’s win will gear up the team to face the Men in Blue when the two sides officially kick off the ODI series on October 14.
The English squad is already aware of India’s might on its own backyard, however, the tourists are still confident that they will once again mark another streak of victory – a replica of what they earned against the Men in Blue on their own home-turf, last
month.
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