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There was a kind of symmetry to this tri-series, which started and ended with a capitulation by Zimbabwes batsmen. Zack Golditch Jersey . The difference, for captain Graeme Cremer, was that this time around his team made Sri Lanka work much harder for their win. Defending 160, Zimbabwe took a wicket with the first legitimate delivery bowled and Sri Lanka toiled for 38 overs for their six-wicket victory.When we went out there, we said even if they get our score one wicket down, well make it as hard as we can for them, Cremer said. We werent going to go searching for the wickets, but we wanted to put them under pressure and make it the hardest 160 theyve scored. That was our goal.Cremer had Kusal Mendis caught in the deep for 57, while left-arm quick Brian Vitori - who was not originally part of Zimbabwes squad for this series - nipped out three wickets at the top of the order. Vitoris was one of three surprising changes Zimbabwe made to their XI for this match. Malcolm Waller was brought back, without making much impact, but Tarisai Musakanda, the 21-year-old Mid-West Rhinos batsman, sprinted to an eye-catching 36 on debut.We hadnt really put on a big total [previously], so we felt that maybe just changing it up a little bit, and putting up something different to all the innings that Sri Lanka have had might work, coach Heath Streak explained. Musakanda is someone weve been holding back, but we just felt it was the right time. They didnt know much about him, and he showed exactly what hes got.I think hes got a bright future. Im very happy with him. And then Vitori, we picked him for exactly what he showed today. We felt we needed him. (Dhananjaya) De Silva and (Kusal) Perera have been really damaging up front, and we got them both early, so that paid off.Vitori had played for the Zimbabwe A side against Pakistan last month, before heading to Cape Town to fulfill a club contract. Because of this, he was not originally included in Zimbabwes tri-series squad, but had been training with the group since his return from South Africa. He had a contract in Cape Town, and wed wanted him to stay but he had to go down and fulfill that, Streak explained. But he managed to get back here, despite missing out on the Test series. And hes been practising and bowling with us here in the nets with the boys, and giving all our batters a hard time, so we felt that maybe he could do that to the opposition. Cremer conceded that, in hindsight, bowling first might have been Zimbabwes best choice upon winning the toss. The weather forecast for the match hinted at rain, with the afternoon looking particularly iffy. As it turned out, Zimbabwe batted through gloomy low cloud and rain, while Sri Lankas batsmen had the benefit of bright sunshine that dried the pitch and eased batting conditions.In hindsight, we probably could have bowled first, Cremer said. But the way it looked this morning, we thought it would only get worse or stay how it was. The wicket was a bit sticky this morning, so it took a lot of turn. But it looked really good to bat out there this afternoon. Its just one of those things. We couldnt predict that.Unpredictable weather aside, Streak suggested that 240 would have been a defendable total on this pitch. It was a wicket that over 600 runs had been scored on recently, Streak said. It was still quite dry, although obviously with a bit of rain, it got a little bit tacky. Despite that, no-one really got out, other than Masakadza, to an unplayable delivery.It wasnt a 300 wicket by any stretch of the imagination. We could have got to 240 or 250 if wed batted a bit more sensibly, and if wed done that it could have been a different story today. Weve got to move on and take the good part of the series with us, and learn from the things that we didnt do so well, and make sure we dont repeat them in the future.Despite Sundays defeat, Cremer was positive about Zimbabwes overall performance through this series. The hosts were able to knock West Indies out of the competition, while batsmen Sikandar Raza and Craig Ervine have found some form, averaging 54.33 and 36.75, respectively, across five innings.Were still trying to find the right combinations, Cremer said. Streaky has just come in [as coach]. I havent been captain for that long. So were trying to find the right XI for the conditions we play in, whether we go away or we play here. A lot of positives. Weve got a lot of young guys coming through. Carl Mumba is a bright prospect. Musakanda of course. PJ Moor is still really young in international cricket, and we know he can play at this level. Raza played really well in a few innings. Its good to see him back in a bit of form. Sean Williams showed signs today that hes starting to get back into it. So were quite excited for the couple of months ahead.Zimbabwe will - hopefully - be starting their domestic season at the beginning of December. Their next scheduled assignment is away, to Sri Lanka, in June, but coach Heath Streak insisted that other fixtures would be added to the calendar in the new year.Weve got some tours that were working on, between now and [Sri Lanka], Streak said. Well definitely have some cricket between now and the time we got to Sri Lanka next year. Guys have got provincial cricket, and well get together as a national squad where opportunity arises. There is a lot of specific stuff that we want to work on and keep improving. Ive spoken about fielding, but there are all sorts of things that we need to put in place. There will be a lot of cricket early next year. DJuan Hines Jersey . The 18-year-old American had five birdies in her bogey-free round for a 17-under total of 196. 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The England batsman returns to Yorkshires team for the first time in 2016 for the County Championship encounter with Nottinghamshire, live on Sky Sports 2 from 10.30am on Sunday.Root is looking to build on another sensational few months for England, which saw him finish as their top run-scorer at the World T20, with 249 runs across his six innings at a strike-rate of 146.47, including a staggering 83 from 44 balls in a record run chase of 230 against South Africa.Roots attention now returns to the longer format ahead of another busy Test summer, Englands first Test against Sri Lanka getting underway at Headingley on Thursday, May 19.But he isnt the only one who will be using Sundays game at Trent Bridge as ideal preparation for that first Test - Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad and Alex Hales are also set to feature. Jonny Bairstow says hes feeling positive after scoring a double ton for Yorkshire Bairstow has again been in fine form for Yorkshire following an outstanding 2015 that saw him recalled to the Test team, striking a career-best first class score of 246 against Hampshire.In the opposing dressing-room, Hales, like Root, sees his first county cricket action of the summer having been granted an extended break, while Broad will be hoping for a greater impact than just the three wickets he managed inn Notts defeat to Lancashire. Joe Montana Jersey. .Looking to oust Hales as England opener is Yorkshires Adam Lyth, who, too, hit a hundred against Hampshire - he held Hales spot this time last year, but lost it after a tough Ashes series which saw him average only 12.77. Alex Hales will be looking to lock in his England openers spot Lyths Headingley team-mate Gary Ballance is another looking to earn back a place for England, hoping to perhaps fill in at number five in the order, the spot vacated by James Taylor after his cricketing career was cut short when diagnosed with a rare heart condition.Ryan Sidebottom is another former England international who could feature, although the 38-year-olds international career is well behind him, and he left the field with hamstring trouble when into only his sixth over of Yorkshires tussle with Warwickshire this week.If Sidebottom fails to prove his fitness in time for Sunday, it could mean a first Yorkshire start for fellow left-arm-seamer David Willey, an arrival from Northamptonshire during the close season. Will David Willey earn his first Championship start for Yorkshire? Willey is one of a possible five England World T20 squad members who could play, with Root, Hales, Adil Rashid and Liam Plunkett - who also spanked an 82-ball hundred against Hampshire - the others.Further English interest is provided by Notts men Michael Lumb, Samit Patel, Chris Read and Harry Gurney, while outside bets for a first international call-up are Yorkshire seamer Jack Brooks and Nottinghamshire pacer Jake Ball.Watch all above the above in action in what is set to be a thrilling County Championship clash between Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. Live coverage starts on Sky Sports 2 from 10.30am on Sunday. Also See: County XI of the week Live cricket on Sky Root: Future bright for England Wood has second operation Wholeslae Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale NBA Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Cheap MLB Jerseys Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Cheap College Jerseys Cheap Football Jerseys Cheap Basketball Jerseys Cheap Baseball Jerseys ' ' '