England played some amazing cricket tonight to comprehensively defeat South Africa, and prove they are serious contenders for the 2010 Twenty20 World Cup. England hearts sank in the first over as opener Michael Yardy was trapped plumb LBW by a slider from Johan Botha, who was bowling around the wicket to the left hander as he went for 3 off 4.However this brought Kevin Pietersen to the crease alo...
England’s ICC World Twenty20 gets underway against the hosts West Indies tomorrow, and there is the usual hope and anticipation that with a fresh squad England might just, just be able to do something. Doubt it though.Paul Collingwood (c)Captain Paul Collingwood is definitely a useful player to have in a T20 side. He isn’t the most explosive or highest scorer, but he can add vital runs...
Being the only country in top eight test teams, apart from New Zealand, to have never won the Cricket World Cup, England will come with big hopes. Their pace attack is believed to among the best in the world by many. Not only do they have good batsmen but also Graeme Swann, who is among world’s best spinner. They would like to do what they managed at the last T20 World Cup in 2009.
Squad of...
We were struck that England actually had a good batting line-up today; one with rare solidity.
With Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott opening, England have grown-ups at the top of the order. There’s a dependable feel about both of them and the rest of the line-up hangs off that.
In the middle order, Kevin Pietersen’s ace, Paul [...]
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