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Mahendra Singh Dhoni wasn’t too displeased, though, with the XI India fielded in the first game. “With an extra seamer the batting order is not as long and as deep as you would prefer in a Twenty20 game,” Dhoni said. “I was quite happy with the kind of combination that we played.” It will be interesting if Dhoni goes in with one of the potent pair of Munaf Patel or Praveen Kumar.
And India don’t see the first loss as a big setback. “Setback? For the first game? It’s not a setback,” Yuvraj Singh said. “It’s the first game of the series. We’ve got five one-dayers, three Test matches, another Twenty20, it’s a long tour, so we’re all geared up for it.” Dhoni also said that, batting errors notwithstanding, his side learnt very quickly. “One thing for sure is we have learnt a lot from our mistakes. If we don’t commit these mistakes again we have a very good chance.”
Vettori, though, will want more of the same from Wednesday night: precise bowling, quick fielding and sensible batting. And Vettori himself will be the key bowler. Among bowlers who have played more than eight Twenty20 internationals, Vettori is behind only Umar Gul in terms of economy rate. And though the format is still young, those two have been the best bowlers in Twenty20 internationals. It is a testimony to his skill that he did well at the ridiculously small AMI Stadium.
England arrived in the Caribbean with a new captain, no coach, rumours about divisions within the squad, and no victories in any form of international cricket since September, and yet they somehow retained the vague belief that the trip would be a rest cure ahead of their busy summer schedule. Two matches (and ten superfluous deliveries) into the trip, and all such illusions have been shattered. West Indies’ sensational victory in the first Test in Jamaica was followed last week by a thrilling draw in Antigua that revived their momentum after the embarrassment of the aborted Test at North Sound. From Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards to Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan, West Indies have mined a succession of big performances to leave them tantalisingly close to their first significant series win in six years.
Australia and South Africa will be given their first taste of the referral system at the Wanderers on Thursday and both captains said they hoped it would at least eliminate the most obvious umpiring errors. Each team has only two incorrect referrals per innings and Graeme Smith said he was resigned to the fact that the reviews could potentially be used up early.
