• Opener scores unbeaten 146 in second innings at Galle
• ‘At 6.30am I’d be reading about my technical deficiencies’
There is an engaging, fresh-faced candour about Keaton Jennings which gives a hint why the men that matter were eager to keep him in that dressing room when the runs stubbornly refused to come. He was a borderline choice for this tour and not absolutely certain to play in this match. But with England’s batting done here he has scored 192 runs and only been dismissed once. The faith has been repaid.
Jennings spoke about a rush of feelings as he clipped the single that took him to his second Test century – “a mixture of elation, relief and happiness” – quite a contrast to some of the emotions of the last 18 months when he has struggled to deliver as an England opening batsman. “There were times when I was waking up in the middle of the night and panicking and stressing,” he admitted. “And over coffee at 6.30 am I might then find myself reading about my technical deficiencies. I would not be human if I said these things did not affect me.”
Written by Vic Marks in Galle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/08/keaton-jennings-panicking-stressing-england-second-test-century-cricket-sri-lanka under the title “‘Elation and relief’: Keaton Jennings says Test ton sparked rush of emotions”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
