LONDON: New Zealand great Daniel Vettori said he was looking forward to returning to international action in the first one-dayer against England at Lord’s today.
And today’s match will be his first 50 overs per side international since he took time out from that format following New Zealand’s 2011 World Cup semi-final defeat by Sri Lanka.
“It’s nice to be back with the team, and to play some cricket I hope,” Vettori told reporters at Lord’s yesterday. “It’s been a while,” the former captain, who has taken 282 wickets in 272 ODIs at 31.48, added. Vettori admitted to a degree of nervousness heading into today’s match.
“I’ve only bowled a couple of times in domestic games as well, so there’s a little bit of trepidation going into it. But I’m looking forward to it.”
Pakistan clash ruined by rain
LONDON: Pakistan’s Champions Trophy warm-up against Sri Lanka was abandoned without a ball being bowled yesterday.
With persistent rain soaking the Birmingham area, the umpires held a series of pitch inspections at Edgbaston to test the conditions, but the day-night fixture was called off at 1500GMT.
Pakistan’s last chance to practice before the tournament comes against South Africa at The Oval on Monday. REUTERS
