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    "excerpt": "Off-spinner James Tredwell has lamented the quality of opposition in England\u2019s first two-day warm-up cricket",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Basseterre (St. Kitts) April 9 (IANS) Off-spinner James Tredwell has lamented the quality of opposition in England&rsquo;s first two-day warm-up cricket match against St. Kitts and Nevis Invitational XI prior to next week&rsquo;s first Test against the West Indies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">England faced a St Kitts and Nevis Invitational XI short on real quality, with the likes of Leeward Islands first class playes Shane Jeffers, Steve Liburd and Sherwin Peters included.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Most of the side, however, lacked extensive experience at first class level.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Playing at Warner Park, the hosts were dismissed for 55 in their first innings and were struggling at 76 for seven in their second innings when play was called off.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The visitors, meanwhile, piled up 379 for six declared in their first innings, with captain Alistair Cook stroking a hundred.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;We&#39;d have liked a sterner contest but you play the cards you are dealt and get on with it,&rdquo; Tredwell said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;A little bit of a sterner contest would have been handy, but it&#39;s time in the middle for us. You don&#39;t necessarily want to start the tour with a long day in the dirt early on either.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">England clash with the West Indies in the first Test at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in Antigua starting next Monday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The drawn two-day encounter will be one of two tour games in preparation for that contest, with a second two-day game scheduled to start on Wednesday at Warner Park against the same opponents.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">With the Test in mind, England has asked to bowl the entire first day regardless of who wins the toss.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Tredwell said the aim in the second game would be to give both their bowlers and batsmen a full day in the field.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;The chat about Wednesday was that we would try and bowl for a full day to get the 90 overs in our legs, two or three spells for the bowlers, and bat on the last day for a long time,&rdquo; Tredwell added.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;If we spend the whole day in the field it&#39;s probably more important than anything else. It&#39;s really about time in the middle and miles in the legs.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Antigua Test will be followed by contests in Grenada and Barbados.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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