But the big-hitting batsman, who hit two centuries in the 2007 World Cup from the middle order and made 24 from 28 balls in England's 16-run win over Canada, has put on a public show of enthusiasm ahead of the big tournament starting on Saturday.
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Opening batsman Jamshed, 18, hit two half centuries during that series, while Wahab took 2-19 in his sole appearance.
Trott, having replaced Ravi Bopara in the side, showed signs of his prolific county form with some elegant strokes, but after a patient 41 he was brilliantly run out by Simon Katich, whose razor sharp collect and direct hit from short-leg saw the batsman out of his crease.
It also offers plenty of opportunities to bone up on your knowledge of wickets (the three upright sticks the bowler has to hit with the ball to dismiss the batsman), googlies (unpredictably spinning balls), slip-fielding positions (fielders positioned close to the batsman) and ducks (batsmen that get out without scoring).
Rafique is a wily bowler, who is more likely to test a batsman's patience than tempt him into a big hit.
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Sri Lanka's wicket-keeper and number three batsman Kumar Sangakkara suffered a badly bruised wrist after being hit by a short delivery from Jermaine Lawson on day two but he is expected to bat again.
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The last player to hit 100 centuries was Graeme Hick in 1998, like Ramprakash a terrifically talented batsman who never quite did justice to his talents in the international arena.
Batsman Aaron Finch made his debut in the first T20 match and hit an unbeaten 15 from 14 balls, while Victoria colleague James Pattinson, a highly-rated 20-year-old paceman and the brother of former England seamer Darren Pattinson, could make his maiden international appearance.
Batsman Dravid is out for three weeks with a fractured cheekbone after being hit by a short delivery during the second Test against Bangladesh.
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Kieswetter's luck ran out when he called for a suicidal run having hit straight to short mid-wicket, Kevin Pietersen rightly refused and the wicketkeeper-batsman was given out after lengthy video referrals which finally concluded his bat had bounced into the air when he dived for his crease as Niall O'Brien whipped off the bails.
Adams, who hit his first ton in Twenty20 cricket also against Lancashire in June, this time showed his versatility as a batsman.
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