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The second IPL is underway and what a spectacle it will be. All the worlds most exciting cricketers have arrived in South Africa and in the next few weeks there will be some great entertainment for the locals to enjoy. Each fixture offers some intriguing individual match ups, players who are usually teammates will be battling against each other in search of victory . Our own Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pieterson square up today in a battle of the English heavyweights. As the two most expensive players in the auctions, much will be expected of them and lets hope they produce some fireworks.
The first weekend of games has produced a couple of one-sided affairs but I am sure things will hot up over the coming days and on the small grounds of South Africa expect to see lots of runs and high scoring games with some spectacular individual skills on display.
Bring on the entertainment!
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After much debate and discussion the England cricket team have a great chance to achieve some much needed success in the 5th One Day International on Friday. It has been a tough few months for, not only, the team as a whole but for several individuals as well. Our own Andrew Flintoff has suffered from a couple of injury setbacks which has left a gaping hole on occasions. Kevin Pieterson is clearly struggling for a number of reasons and has recently spoke out on how he has been feeling homesick and at the end of his tether. It is a difficult situation because time away from family is one of the hardest things to deal with as a professional cricketer but people don’t want to hear how ‘tough’ or ‘frustrating’ life is when you are playing cricket in the Caribbean for 12 weeks. There are times when, no matter what players are feeling, silence is golden.
Having said all this i wouldn’t be surprised if England are celebrating a series win come friday night with a Pieterson hundred and Flintoff with 4 wickets the difference! Good luck to Straussy and the boys.