England Lions set to pounce on Guyanese batting weaknesses

Craig Kieswetter (right) worked in the nets with England Lions batting coach Graham Thorpe yesterday on the practice pitches of the Guyana National Stadium.

The initial approach of the England Lions team will be to exploit the Guyanese batting weaknesses and put them under pressure, according to their head coach Mick Newell.

Newell, speaking with reporters during his team’s first practice session at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday, revealed that this will be achieved with solid batting and the need to take 20 wickets by his bowlers. He mentioned 24-year-old right arm pacer Jade Winston Dermbach, who is second behind CCC’s Ryan Austin (18) with 17 wickets from three games, as a key element with the ball.

“…put a lot of runs on the board, Dernbach has been