After being blown away by Chris Gayle on Wednesday,England’s young side remain chipper but their next challenge is every bit as stiffOn Wednesday it was Chris Gayle; it will be AB de Villiers. There is no obvious respite on the horizon for England’s young bowlers. There is not much time to ruminate and none to feel sorry for oneself or fretful about taking on a powerful South African side.
As Jos Buttler, the vice-captain, and a relative veteran at the age of 25 and the scarce English owner of a lucrative IPL contract,pointed out in a pre-match interview that was bound to be positive: “That’s tournament cricket. whether we lose one game and win five in a row and win the World Cup we’ll be jubilant (extremely joyful) with that.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com