Steve Smith's return to form challenging the presumptions, warm-up lessons England-Australia – Firstcricket News, Firstpost

We thought the World Cup was coming, and the two favorites would be in a 1-on-2 final, and everything would be all right.

Yes, these are just training matches. Yes, the teams are literally preparing for the jackpot.

But the first four of the ten warm-up games officially allocated in anticipation of the 2019 ICC World Cup have given three results against all odds: after Afghanistan got Friday, May 24th, the # England and India – tournament favorites – suffered more or less serious defeats against Australia and New Zealand on Saturday (May 25th).

While no one who just mind will not burn or bask in the aftermath of a glorified workout, some developments on the ground are sure to stop all of them. the notions of this World Cup meeting expectations.

[1965 Here is part of what Australia's victory over England in Southampton helped to collect.

The Curse of a Candidature for the English World Cup

During the 2000s, the English football team has always been touted as a competitor before each tournament under marquee. It was the period of their "gold generation", the time when they could call on a midfielder who was reading Beckham-Scholes-Lampard-Gerrard, with a front line Owen-Rooney in addition.

But we know how that happened.

Invariably, one of the gold boys (if not more) would be excluded from the account at the eleventh hour.

What is happening now with the English cricket team?

For the first time in at least a quarter-century, they enter the cricket world cup as the main contenders – they are at home, they sing, they redefine the limits of the format.

Given the busy years of baggage emotion, you were hoping, as an English fan, a soft lead over the competition, a no-nonsense campaign, a summer without a curse.

Cut yourself at Ageas Bowl for their first pre-season game.

Paul Collingwood, one of England's badistant coaches, who played his last international match in 2011. Who called the time for a long national career almost a year ago.

This is because Mark Wood felt a "malaise" in a historically fishy left foot after delivering his 19th ball of the day and went off the field, following which Jofra Archer – one you guessed that only two 145-km / h exponents in the English selection were in Wood, who suffered a tough two-ball test after falling in surprise as a defensive player (he learned to carry a slight bite to the leg), as a result of which Liam Dawson – their supportive / versatile spinner – split the skin of his right palm from a deep blow on the wrong side.

Oh, and for the record, Captain Eoin Morgan had been ruled out of this warm-up after suffering a fracture of the snowflake in the left index on Friday, the main player Adil Rashid has been injured in the shoulder since the start of the World Cup. Chris Woakes, the spearhead of bowling, was held out of the game against Australia in an effort to handle recurring knee problems.

Good God, Murphy!

It is about this time that the England team wants the new fortune of their fellow footballers to be pbaded on to them as well; The Three Lions last summer had their best World Cup since 1990. Will destiny allow Morgan and Co. to have their best since 1992? Or never?

They are back! (In case you're wondering.)

Nobody doubted that David Warner was standing for the World Cup after his exploits at the IPL, where he had dominated the table of pointers despite a lack of a quarter. of the competition. With Steven Smith, expectations were a little less definitive. His races for the Rajasthan Royals, without being limited, are not the most fluid. It was felt that his troubled elbow might be better preserved so that the Ashes could follow the World Cup.

But the tracks begin to flow for the man who was running before being trapped by the time. 19659002] Smith had hit an 82-ball balloon during an "unofficial" warm-up against the West Indies upon the arrival of Australia to England, which had followed another half-century with a another "unofficial" focus at home against a fortune
New Zealand side. Now in the first of two 'official' warm-ups & # 39; (let the ICC explain the notion of what is official and unofficial in cricket games that are, from the point of view of the rules, unofficial!), He led the Australian striker effort with 116 out of 102 balls.

None of these races appear in his records, but only a few of his recognized races of the past would have been as stimulating to the morale of the former Australian captain as those efforts of the last fortnight.

The Southampton century had the added benefit of facing a targeted and widespread mockery of the English partisan crowd – a factor that Australia has admitted to be ready to face during the summer.

The Australian Bowling Puzzle: Quite the Labyrinth

Jason Behrendorff was the choice of Australian bowlers on Saturday. He returned numbers 8-1-43-2, the two wickets being those of the dangerous Jonny Bairstow and well placed James Vince. But one could expect the left crutch to be the substitute for Mitchell Starc depending on the shape of the spearhead (unless the Australians decide to accept several weapons left as they did in 2015).

Nathan Coulter-Nile, with his panoply of knives and variations, could serve as an aspirant to Australia; He fetched 23 balls on three new balls, and then, returning to the most severe cricket test today – a marauder, Jos Buttler – was spanked for 24 on one. He recovered immediately after two saves, but the overall numbers indicate an unflattering 6-0-61-1.

One could expect Nathan Lyon to play Adam Zampa back, but here's how the offie went today: first five overs (between the over 14 and 23), unchanged , for 22 runs with Ben Stokes' scalp; the next three, between points 28 and 32 (bowling against Buttler, Vince and Moeen Ali), for only seven points; the last two, in the last 10 outs (to a lower English order that raised the bar), for eight.

Kane Richardson is firmly considered as the fifth of the five outgoing pacers of the Aussie XV; he made Jason Roy's precious breakthrough before coming back to Tom Curran to the death, while keeping control of the race (9-0-51-2).

The composition of the Australian bowling attack, in terms of playing XI, is perhaps the most difficult prediction to make for this World Cup. Southampton has not made this puzzle less surprising.

What lands will we really see?

In accordance with expectations before the tournament, refuted during the warm-ups, the surfaces Saturday's offers go against the idea that it is the World Cup, where 350 will be the norm , and 500 could be exceeded?

At The Oval, the ball sewed and swayed and spoke like a New Zealand inspired by Trent Boult India at 179. At Ageas Bowl, the second innings saw a two-pace wicket, which managed to to stem even English bats on fire.

Again, this fact can not be overstated – they are only hot.

But could there be more (or less, in this case?) Tracks that the world has taken for next summer? If this is the case, it will take a brave soul to call the 2019 World Cup!

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