England captain wary of Dutch

England captain Andrew Strauss warned his side to beware a Netherlands when they take upon a ‘minnows’ in their World Cup opener upon Tuesday.

England will be strenuous favourites only as they were when they faced a Dutch in a opening compare of a 2009 World Twenty20 during Lord’s.

However, a Netherlands went upon to bind a startle four-wicket win off a final ball.

Strauss, asked how applicable which outcome was to a World Cup opener, pronounced upon Monday: “Let’s goal not though it underlines a indicate which you can’t under-estimate sides similar to Holland.

“If you have been 10 percent off as good as they have a great day, you have been in trouble.”

England wicketkeeper Matt Prior knows Dutch batsman Bas Zuiderent from a time a twin outlayed together during county side Sussex.

And with a Dutch effectively solidified out of destiny World Cups by a preference of a International Cricket Council to revoke a array of teams in successive editions from fourteen to 10, Prior knows how dismissed up a Netherlands, who have multiform county players in their squad, will be for Tuesday’s match.

“I?ve played a lot of cricket with Bas Zuiderent during Sussex,” pronounced Prior. “We’re unequivocally great mates, as good as afterwards there’s Ryan 10 Doeschate during Essex.

“The a single thing you do know is which they’re unequivocally penetrating to means an upset. you met up with Bas upon Saturday. They’re unequivocally vehement about being here as good as causing an dissapoint as good as receiving a single of a large teams down.

“They’re a organisation you cannot under-rate or be as good restored against. We’ve seen what happened in a past as good as you do not wish which to occur again.

“We’ll be receiving them unequivocally seriously, as severely as any alternative organisation in this World Cup. You regularly wish to begin a foe with a great performance, no have a difference who you’re personification against.”

England were due to confirm after Monday’s precision event either to representation Graeme Swann true in to a organisation after a star off-spinner’s new attainment in India following a bieing born of his son behind in England.

Meanwhile all-rounder 10 Doeschate pronounced memories of 2009 would assistance accelerate Dutch resolve. “Having knocked about them in England should mount us in great stead. When you travel out upon Tuesday hopefully a little of those feelings will come behind as good as which gives us a bit some-more of a chance,” he said.

England have been entrance in to this compare upon a behind of a stamina-sapping debate of Australia where, nonetheless they won a Ashes, they were knocked about 6-1 by their hosts in a one-dayers which came after their Test triumph.

“Obviously which opening in a Ashes in Australia was incredible. They took a bit of a stealing in a one-day series, Australia unequivocally incited them over,” 10 Doeschate said.

Group B additionally facilities co-hosts India as good as Bangladesh as good as South Africa, a West Indies as good as Ireland as good as 10 Doeschate pronounced a Dutch were dynamic to have justification for a 2007 pool arrangement in a Caribbean where they won only a single out of 3 matches, an eight-wicket feat over opposition associates Scotland.

“We’ve got 6 games here as good as you wish to put upon a uncover as good as uncover which you have bridged a opening from 4 years ago when you were flattering bad in a Caribbean, all a associates were detached from Ireland.

“Every diversion opposite a single of a large teams is a possibility to uncover that, hopefully you can take a single of them tighten as good as may be pull them over a line. All 4 of a large teams in the organisation have been starting to be special games for us.”