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Old April 29, 2013, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Navo
Did we assume that a draw against SL in SL would translate into a thumping victory against Zim in Zim? Did we forget how different the conditions are? We shouldn't underestimate anyone on their home turf AND we've never won a Test abroad before, except in the disputed 2009 WI series. Where did the expectation of a thumping victory come from?
I don't think it's so much about underestimating anyone on their home turf or not realizing our batsmen's abilities as it is about setting reasonable expectations based on where we should be at this point. Even if both games ended up being close ones, we should have won the series.
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