Strauss hails England's big hitters for ensuring Champions Trophy semi-final entry
Johannesburg:
England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has hailed his big-hitters
as the team entered the Champions Trophy semi-finals. After 12 sixes were belted
in the 22-run defeat of South Africa, Strauss said: "That's the best I have ever
seen England bat." After losing six of seven one- dayers against Australia, England
has now beaten the Aussies, Sri Lanka and South Africa in the space of a week.
"Owais Shah played a gem of a knock and Eoin Morgan showed his ability. We were
down in confidence after losing to Australia. But we came here determined to show
what we can do. We weren't going to die wondering. We can play all the shots but
sometimes our mindset isn't right. We don't loosen the shackles enough," The Sun
quoted Strauss, as saying.
