Prior targets another Test ton

/ Editor / 04 June 2007 / Leave a Comment

After a whirlwind start to his Test career, England wicket-keeper Matt Prior is now targeting another century against West Indies.

The 25-year-old cracked an unbeaten 126 on debut in the weather-hit draw at Lord's and went on to make a half-century in the win at Headingley.

He is currently trading around the 36 mark to finish as the top England runscorer behind the unsurprising favourite Kevin Pieterson (1.13), who has currently plundered 139 more runs than the Sussex gloveman.

However, Prior is keen to enjoy further success during the remainder of the series and will get another chance to push his Test average up in the third Test which gets underway at Old Trafford on Thursday.

"I feel determined to get another hundred in this series," stated Prior, who had his confidence lifted further by racking up an aggressive 76 for Sussex in their Friends Provident Trophy defeat against Kent at the weekend.

"It's different gravy now. I feel good every time I walk out there," he added.

England will clinch a series win with victory at the Manchester venue and are now just 1.04 to do that. The Windies are trading at 110 to overturn the 1-0 deficit while a drawn series is available at 22.