England’s Tour of India 2011 live on Sky Sports
October 12, 2011 · 0 Comments
The England cricket team travel to India for a four-week tour that contains five one-day internationals and one Twenty20 international live on Sky Sports.
Their hosts are smarting from a dreadful summer tour of England which saw them lose their status as number one Test side with a 4-0 whitewash before going on to suffer further humiliation in the one-off T20 and a 3-0 ODI loss.
England are well placed to win their first one-day series in India for 26 years, but Alastair Cook insists his young squad, which contains uncapped Surrey seamer Stuart Meaker, will not be taking the opposition lightly.
“I certainly think we can beat India but it will be incredibly tough. We need everyone to be playing very well,” Cook said.
“Playing the world champions in their own back yard, it doesn’t get much tougher than that.
“We have a record which is not great playing India in one-day cricket. History suggests how tough it’s going to be but we won’t be complacent; the lads are desperately keen.
“Half of them haven’t been on an England tour before so there’s no way they will be complacent. India might not have the big names, but they are very talented and this summer they put us under some pressure in our own conditions, so we know, as they are more suited to their own conditions, how hard it will be.”
“We all know what the one-day crowds are like over there. They love their cricket,” Cook added.
“Delivering our skills when 50,000 or 60,000 people are screaming and when balls are flying all over the place will also be a key factor, but certainly with this squad I think we can do something really special.”
The 1st One Day International will be broadcast live from Hyderabad on Sky Sports HD1 at 9.30am on Friday 14 October.
England’s Tour of India – Schedule
| 14/10/11 | India | v | England | Hyderabad | |
| 17/10/11 | India | v | England | Delhi | |
| 20/10/11 | India | v | England | Mohali | |
| 23/10/11 | India | v | England | Mumbai | |
| 25/10/11 | India | v | England | Kolkata | |
| 29/10/11 | India | v | England | Kolkata (T20) | |
Tags: Alastair Cook, England, Hyderabad, India, Sky Sports, Stuart Meaker
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