Graeme Swann, seen here upon Mar 11, is fervent to make amends for his foul-mouthed diatribe during England’s better by Bangladesh when they face a West Indies in a must-win World Cup compare in Chennai.
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CHENNAI, India (AFP) – Graeme Swann is fervent to make amends for his foul-mouthed diatribe during England’s better by Bangladesh when they face a West Indies in a must-win World Cup compare in Chennai.
England need to kick a Caribbean side upon Thursday if they have been to have any possibility of reaching a quarter-finals as good as during a same time goal alternative formula go their way.
Swann was held irreverence upon air during England’s two-wicket detriment to Bangladesh upon Friday after he became undone during being incompetent to hold a round scrupulously whilst bowling since of a late dusk dew.
The better was a second time in a contest that England have mislaid a compare they were approaching to win after their startle better to non-Test republic Ireland.
But in a roller-coaster tournament, England have additionally scored equally with co-hosts India as good as knocked about a rarely fanciful South Africa side.
“If you’re utterly receiving out of a diversion a facet such as turn bowling, privately you do not see a indicate of personification day-night cricket in a dew area,” Swann pronounced upon Monday as he removed his Bangladesh outburst.
“It’s patently something that’s disappointing, what happened, as good as I’m a bit abashed about my own behaviour,” pronounced Swann, fined 10 percent of his compare fee.
Conditions have been expected to be distant some-more matched to Swann’s fondness during a Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
“I goal a wicket is identical to a South African one, since you desired bowling upon that. If you could hurl it up as good as take it around a universe with me, you happily would,” pronounced Swann, who took 1-29 opposite a Proteas.
The 31-year-old was during a detriment to insist how a bulk of a side that romped to a 3-1 Ashes Test array win in Australia in Jan was proof so unsuitable in a 50-over format.
“We’re usually not handling to put both facets of a diversion together during a minute. That’s something you nailed down flattering good in a Test compare locus over a final eighteen months.
“In one-dayers, we’re still acid for that enchanting elixir.”
Kevin Pietersen, whose World Cup was cut reduced by a hernia injury, has slammed a team’s “ridiculous” schedule, observant England’s prospects of winning a prize for a initial time had been strike by their chaotic schedule.
However, Swann pronounced England were not alone in carrying to cope with a final of a relentless schedule.
“It’s usually a approach it falls. The World Cup is regularly after a toughest (northern hemisphere) winter for us. But it’s no excuse. It positively isn’t a reason we’re not personification good — since we’re all fit.
“If you win 4 games now, you win a World Cup — that is a usually approach you can demeanour during it.
“It’s 4 games, as good as you could take home a booty as good as close a couple of people up who’ve been knocking us back.”
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