{"id":7696,"date":"2012-02-07T01:44:24","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T23:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/02\/cricket-england-rankings-lead-slashed-after-whitewash\/"},"modified":"2012-02-07T01:44:24","modified_gmt":"2012-02-06T23:44:24","slug":"cricket-england-rankings-lead-slashed-after-whitewash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-england-rankings-lead-slashed-after-whitewash\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-England rankings lead slashed after whitewash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DUBAI<\/span> Feb 6 (Reuters) – England captain Andrew
\nStrauss said there would be no knee-jerk reaction to the 3-0
\nseries defeat by Pakistan that has seen his team’s lead at the
\ntop of the test rankings slashed to one point.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Another disappointing batting performance from England ended
\nin a 71-run defeat in the third and final test in Dubai on
\nMonday.<\/p>\n

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Only wicketkeeper Matt Prior averaged more than 30 for the
\nseries in which all of England’s batsmen struggled for runs.<\/p>\n

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While they performed admirably with the ball, England only
\nonce scored more than 300 in an innings and suffered the
\nignominy of being dismissed for 72 in the second test.<\/p>\n

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“It’s going to take a little time for this to all sink in,
\nbut we haven’t been in the business of panic changes and
\nchopping and changing the side too much and I don’t think we’ll
\nstart now,” Strauss told reporters.<\/p>\n

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The comprehensive reverse for Strauss’s side has left them
\nlooking nervously over their shoulders after they plummeted
\nseven points to 118 in the rankings table, narrowly ahead of
\nSouth Africa in second.<\/p>\n

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Should the Proteas win all three of their upcoming tests
\nagainst New Zealand in March, they will finish top of the
\nstandings at the April 1 annual cut off date.<\/p>\n

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“I’ve got great faith in our players, but in a way this is
\nan eye-opener for us that things don’t get easier they get
\nharder,” Strauss added.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan, who remain fifth in the standings, have closed the
\ngap on the sides above them and are now within striking distance
\nof India and Australia.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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