SM
Watford vs. Oxford Utd: 3 hrs 4 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

England

Luke Wright: 'Afghanistan will be a big test'

:Headline: Luke Wright: 'Afghanistan will be a big test': ID:46126: from db_amp
Luke Wright insists that England will not underestimate associate member side Afghanistan in their T20 World Cup opener.

Luke Wright has insisted that England will not take Afghanistan lightly in their World Twenty20 opener on Friday.

Stuart Broad's defending champions begin their tournament in Colombo against the Group A minnows, who lost their opening match to India by a respectable 23-run margin on Wednesday.

Despite the odds being heavily in England's favour, Wright has stressed that the Afghans are well capable of causing an upset.

"We're under no illusions that they're a very dangerous side and they pushed India close last night, so it's going to be a big test," the Sussex all-rounder told Sky Sports News.

"We're going to have to be at our best, but if we are at our best we can get a good result. You only need one or two players to come off in Twenty20, that's why it's so exciting.

"You can see how hard Afghanistan's batters are going at the ball and if one of those guys has their night it's going to be very tough, but obviously it's up to us to try and put our plans in place to try and stop that happening."

England beat both Australia and Pakistan in their warm-up fixtures.

amp_article__46126 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2012-09-20 15:24:13:
html db last update - 2012-09-20 15:24:13 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Luke Wright

Click here for more stories about England

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .