03.06.2011
Strauss promises no let-up in 2nd Lanka Test
Strauss's men dismissed the tourists for just 82 inside 25 overs to win a rain-marred first Test by an innings and 14 runs in Cardiff on Monday.
Victory at Lord's, the Middlesex opening batsman's home ground, will give England an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
But Strauss told England to be wary of a Sri Lanka side still smarting from the embarrassment of such an unlikely loss.
"We're pretty buoyant after the way we managed to get the victory at the end there in Cardiff but we're also aware that it's right back to square one again here at Lord's," Strauss told Sky Sports at Lord's on Thursday, as he reflected on a third straight innings win after Ashes triumphs in Melbourne and Sydney.
"I don't think any of us want to take our foot off the pedal now.
"We've got to push on and keep challenging ourselves to get better and better. We know that Lord's generally is a good wicket.
"You've got to fight hard for your wickets and it's usually five days of very hard work if you want to win a Test match."
The 34-year-old is anticipating a renewed challenge from Sri Lanka.
"You always expect a team to come out fighting," he said.
"I'm sure they would have been disappointed to be bowled out on that last day and with the quality of players they have they'll want to prove a point or two, so we're expecting a pretty strong fightback from them.
"We've got to make sure we're better."
Meanwhile, he said England had yet to decide between seamers Steven Finn and Jade Dernbach when it came to taking the place vacated by injured Ashes star James Anderson, even though Finn would be playing on his home ground and Dernbach is uncapped.
"We're very excited by both. We haven't seen a lot of Jade but he's been very impressive both for the Lions and when he's been amongst the squad.
"And we all know what Steven Finn can do -- he's been a quality performer for us over the last 12 months.
"I think we've got some good strength in depth and whoever gets the final nod will do a good job, I'm sure."
Turning to the batting, Strauss praised Jonathan Trott, whose good form continued with a double ton in Cardiff, while insisting runs were around the corner for Kevin Pietersen who once again fell cheaply to a left-arm spinner.
"He's been a real rock for us at number three -- not just the runs he's scored but the manner in which he scores them," Strauss said of Trott.
"It's very low-risk, calms everyone down in the dressing room and it infuriates opposition players, which is great as well."
As for Pietersen, he added: "We all get asked questions throughout our careers. You've got to come up with answers to them.
"Kevin's come up with plenty of answers in the past to the challenges he's been thrown and he'll do so again."
If England sweep this series 3-0 they will rise above South Africa and into second place in the International Cricket Council Test rankings.
England, who have never been number one, face table-toppers India later in the British summer in a four-Test series.
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Pennsylvania Government Employees Directed to Pay Close Attention to Calendars
Most of the commotion comes from press inquiries into the . While his staff rightfully refused personal data and family appointments, as well as security information, the staff also decided that withholding information about meetings between the governor and other people. According to the Office of Open Records, those meetings need to be made public. The administration has even taken the decision to Commonwealth Court to protect that information.
Above and beyond the lawsuit, a memo that was , indicates that state government employees have been advised to review what information is kept on their work calendars, which should be fairly common practice. However, the memo goes a step further and advises employees to clear information after meetings have been completed. While not notorious by any means, the practice is just a way of keeping employees organized and efficient. Still, the Office of Open Records and other officials will likely be keeping an eye on the deletions just to be sure nothing shady is going on.
Surely, most Pennsylvania residents are not interested in the personal contact list and family information of state government employees. Deleting those dates as they are completed should be fairly common practice. In addition, home addresses and telephone numbers, as well as any personal notations, should probably be kept in a separate calendar anyway.
However, much of the professional information is available under the Right-to-Know act. While security and travel arrangements are off limits, as well they should be, other meetings should be made available to the public, as the tax payers are the ones footing the salaries in question. Scrutiny of public officials is not exactly new territory, but the practice of governments issuing guidelines on the use of electronic calendars is somewhat new.
Jason Gallagher is a former travel professional and long-time Pennsylvania resident. These experiences give him a first-hand look at developing situations in the state and everything included in the travel industry from technology to trends.
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Helsingborgs Dagblad Goes Live on Atex Advertising
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