We were not at our best, admits http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 after the 4th ODI – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 de Villiers, the South African limited-over skipper, is not happy with his team’s performance in the on-going One Day International (ODI) series against England and wants his middle-order batsmen to raise their game.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 defeated the Proteas by a handsome margin of six wickets in the fourth ODI at the Lord’s and have taken an unassailable lead as a result.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566 and the rest did not disappoint and curtailed South Africa’s scoring-rate throughout the 50 overs.
Chasing a mediocre target of 221 runs in the second innings, the home team lost their captain in the very first over of the innings before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576 constructed a match-winning partnership of 141 runs to seal victory
for the Poms.
While expressing his views in the post-match presentation ceremony, the Proteas’ captain expressed his disappointment over the middle-order’s collapse and hopes that his batsmen will make amends in the final ODI, which is going to
be played on Wednesday at Nottingham.
"We weren't at our best today," the visitors’ captain expressed. "We've got a lot to look out now; our middle order failed again; we keep getting in an fail to go on to big runs. We just didn't have enough runs on the board today."
Cook revealed that the primary reason behind bowling first was the initial moisture in the track, and praised his bowlers for not allowing the opposition to run away with the show.
He said, "We made the most of the early conditions. Finny and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 has been really good for us this summer."
Bell, the opening batsman, scored a brilliant 88, which came off 137 balls with the help of eight fours and a six and was named as the Player of the Match. The right-hander mentioned that he is enjoying his role at the top of the
order.
"I've been working at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 at hitting over the top, that's what you need to do opening the batting in one-day internationals," he added.
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