England aware of new faces of Bangladesh, says Woakes
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England all-rounder Chris Woakes has acknowledged the challenge of playing against new players and admitted that it can be tricky for his side to face Bangladesh in the T20I series.
With Bangladesh having a few new faces like Rony Talukdar, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Patwary in their squad, Woakes believes that they will come in with a lot of confidence, having performed well in their local tournaments and the Bangladesh Premier League.
"Yeah, I think so. I mean, whenever you come up against new guys and guys that haven't, you haven't really seen before and have performed well in their local tournament, in the BPL, they're coming in with a lot of confidence," said Woakes.
He added that as a bowler, it can be difficult to assess the strengths of a new player, which can lead to them getting away quickly with a good score.
"So yeah, I think when you come up against guys you haven't seen much of, sometimes that can be quite tricky as a side. You know, a guy a lot of times from a bowler’s point of view, if you haven't seen a guy play, he can get away from you. He can get to 20-30 before you realize his strengths. Yeah, that can be tricky. So, obviously, we'll have to think on our feet if we haven't seen them much," he said.
Woakes also said that the series will be tough due to the spin-friendly pitches that the team will be facing. He also mentioned that England has always found it challenging to play against Bangladesh.
"It will be a tough series. I think whenever we come here we always are, you know, it's a challenge. Playing against a lot more spin, low, slow surfaces. As you said, Bangladesh have beaten some good sides here, so it'll be a tough challenge for us, but we're looking forward to the challenge," he added.
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