Sentence examples for preparation matches from inspiring English sources

The 25-year-old will link up with the England squad for their preparation matches away against Norway on May 26 and Belgium on June 2 at Wembley.

"We only have a limited number of preparation matches, so it is important that he is with us, but I will monitor the situation," Coleman said.

The national side will face Ireland and the West Indies in final preparation matches on 10 and 12 February in Sydney, before their first World Cup group game against New Zealand in Dunedin.

Andy Murray will head to Wimbledon having lost all three of his preparation matches after he was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the Boodles exhibition event at Stoke Park.

They were also involved in the preparation matches.

His preparation, matched with his intelligence, gives him an edge.

"In his preparation, match play, concentration and dedication, Ivan was the ultimate champion and professional".

The 2017 Lions had been linked to a fixture in the US before starting business in New Zealand, but there will be no preparation match this time.

Deans, who names his side for the showdown at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday, admits the lack of a preparation match is less than ideal.

Indeed, careful preparation, matched techniques and enlightened enthusiasm give the big statement a precision not all that common on the opera stage.

Earlier in the day England defeated Pakistan by 15 runs in their final preparation match on a very different surface to the one they can expect to see at the Premadasa Stadium against Afghanistan on Friday.