KENYA LOOK ON BRIGHT SIDE – WE WON THE TOSS
February 20, 2011 in CRICKET
Despite losing heavily to the rampant Black Caps earlier today the Kenyan cricket team is looking at the positives from their 10 wicket hammering.
Speaking to their coach, Eldine Baptiste, after the game he was surprisingly upbeat after the loss. Rather than focus on the fact his team can’t bat, bowl or field, he wanted to comment on what his team had done well.
“Firstly, I was wrapped that we won the toss. That was just a brilliant start for us. The way that coin came down heads, just as our skipper predicted, was superb. This is an area of the game we have been working on and to hit it on the head in the first game was a real positive. My hope is that we can continue this form going into the next game but this time make the right decision when we win the toss and bowl. At least then we will still be technically in the game after 3 hours.”
In contrast to this, the Black Caps were slightly disappointed in their first up display and it is believed some selfish play by some of the senior members in the side may have caused a rift within the dressing room. With Tim Southee on a hat trick, Jacob Oram selfishly took the final wicket of the match to deny the ‘baby faced wonder boy’ a chance at a rare World Cup Hat-trick. Speaking after the game Tim Southee was distraught and attempted to square off with the 9ft tall giant. Fortunately Scott Styris wasn’t needed in the batting department, so acted like a movable GAZZA strip to keep the two bowlers apart.
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