Anderson aims to ‘turn things round’ in Oz ODI series for World Cup momentum
By ANIWednesday, January 26, 2011
ADELAIDE - England fast bowler James Anderson believes that his return can help save the national team from humiliation in the ongoing seven-match ODI series against Australia.
Anderson is back in the team for the fourth ODI in Adelaide after his two-week mid-tour break at home.
England is currently 3-0 down in the series, and showing alarming signs of mental fatigue ahead of the World Cup in the Indian sub-continent.
“I’d like to think I’ll bring some energy with both my bowling and fielding. I don’t think we were far away in the first three games - we can still turn round the momentum,” the Sun quoted Anderson, as saying.
“If we get beat 7-0 here it won’t do our confidence any good going into a World Cup and will mean we’re not in good form as a team.”
“So we’re looking to turn things round in this next match. We have four huge games that can start us off towards the World Cup,” he added.
The 28-year-old further said that he feels refreshed following the 10-day break in which he flew home to see his wife and two small children, one of them a new baby daughter.
“My body feels recovered and my mind feels sharper. I felt very run down at the end of the Ashes and I lost my voice. I might have broken down physically if I’d continued playing,” Anderson said. (ANI)
