England's success built on the appliance of science
The reason for England's rise from no-hopers to title contenders is that they have found the right personnel to master the three distinct phases of the T20 game, writes Mike Selvey in the Guardian
Kanishkaa Balachandran
25-Feb-2013
The reason for England's rise from no-hopers to title contenders is that they have found the right personnel to master the three distinct phases of the T20 game, writes Mike Selvey in the Guardian. The discovery of Craig Kieswetter and Michael Lumb is an example.
Against Sri Lanka, even after the bowlers had done such a professional job, there was still a danger that a side adept in strangling the opposition on slow and grabby pitches might make the chase a cumbersome affair. Inside eight overs, Kieswetter and Lumb had consigned that idea to the bin, their opening partnership proving so confident and incendiary that it left a relative stroll for Kevin Pietersen. He, nonetheless, batted with such massive authority that he has now scored 95 from 59 balls either side of the birth of young Dylan.
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo