Date-stamped : 15 Dec95 - 06:40


England A Tour: Udal's last chance 

SHAUN UDAL is out to prove a point in the three-match one-day 
international series against Pakistan A, starting in Peshawar
today.

The Hampshire off-spinner, still a World Cup contender
according to  England's selectors, has endured a tough seven
weeks in Pakistan.

He has played in just three of England A's first-class matches
and taken only three wickets in 66 overs.

"It has been disappointing not to have had much of an
opportunity so far on this tour," Udal said, "but I am really
looking forward to these  three one-dayers.

"This last week is really what my tour has boiled down to and
I know  that there is still time for me to make an
impression."

John Emburey, England's manager, said: "It's important that,
having won  the Test series, we keep going and all the lads
are determined to  maintain our unbeaten tour record."

New Zealand, meanwhile, open their four-match limited-overs
series  against Pakistan in Dunedin today and Lee Germon, the
captain, said that team morale was high in spite of a 161-run
defeat in the recent one-off  Test between the two.

"We've got a very good one-day side and on our day we are
capable of  beating anyone," Germon said.

Players tend to view limited-overs games as a supplement to
Test  cricket, but with the World Cup starting in
mid-February, teams are in  the throes of final preparations.

Source :: Electronic Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
<END> Contributed by Dave L. (dgl@zeppo.geosurv.gov.nf.ca)