Ahead of the Sri Lanka-England series, analysts assess that the English are not likely to get an overwhelming response since the natives are annoyed at their team’s World Cup failure. It is evident from the fact that the ticket sales centres in England cricket venues are desperately waiting for costumers.
Team Sri Lanka is on tour to England to play 3 Tests, 5 ODIs and a T20 match.
Despite the fact that the England Cricket Board (ECB) has overhauled the team leadership, the people are not confident about their team.
The board recently appointed a different skipper for each of the three formats of the game, with Alastair Cook holding ODI reins, Stuart Broad piloting T20 crew and Andrew Strauss leading the Test Squad.
The English were knocked out of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 race after losing their quarter-final game to Sri Lanka.
Despite being the ‘Mother of Cricket’, England has never won the World Cup Trophy.
There are found feelings of anger among the English, who were disappointed once again with their team’s ouster from the World Cup.
On the other hand, the Test skipper, Strauss, stresses on the fact that the English have won the Ashes 2010 and T20 World 2010.
Moreover, Strauss is committed to perk up the standard of the team in cooperation with the team director,Andy Flower, whose contract has recently been renewed by the ECB.
Strauss thinks that their World Cup demise was a result of the hectic schedule and not of the players’ negligence.
After Sri Lanka, Team India is set to visit England for a bilateral series in the month of June.
According to analysts, these two series are to get somewhat passive response from the home fans but they will prove to be instrumental for the English.
The English are in must-win situation as they cannot afford more public disappointment, especially after their bold decision to appoint a skipper for every format.
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