Duncan Fletcher
Duncan Fletcher
Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcheris a Zimbabwean ex-cricketer and the former coach of the Indian cricket team. He was the coach of the England cricket team from 1999-2007, and is credited with the resurgence of the England team in Test cricket in the early years of the 2000s...
effective kid looked today treat
We had to treat him with kid gloves, just say half-pace, and today he looked pretty effective out there.
asking balanced maintained player
We have always maintained we need a balanced side. Liam Plunkett has come in to do a job, he is a very inexperienced player and we are asking a lot of him at the moment.
desire guys pleasing though
What is so pleasing is that these guys (newcomers) look as though they have really got a desire not just to play for England, but to do well for England.
manage opportunity rest saw summer tour whenever
We want to give Freddie a rest whenever we can, we saw this as an opportunity the other day and we will be monitoring it as this tour and the summer progresses. We will manage it on a game-by-game basis.
alright couple decision fiddle fine jones next simon wake works
We can't make a decision over replacements just yet, we have to give it a couple of days. Simon Jones could wake up and be fine in two days, while if the injection works Vaughan could be alright by next week. We'll just have to fiddle things about for the moment.
eight number pitch
We think it is a two-spinner pitch but we will look at it, then look at the number eight position.
accounts chance pitch position
We'll look at the No 8 position when we see the conditions. By all accounts it's a two-spinner pitch so there's every chance we'll play two.
loss coincidence sometimes
We have to live with it, sometimes these coincidences do happen. They are obviously huge losses but we will just have to get on as we are.
england india continents
India is the one area of the sub-continent where we haven't won since I have been involved with England
moving mind want
It might be a move in six months. But I'll make up my mind. I'll have a look at where I've been and where I want to go and I'll continue in that way.
winning thinking ashes
I don't think we really measured the enormity of the whole occasion. I'm very, very surprised. We never expected it. When I set out in May we didn't realise how big this was. Only now have we realised the importance of this. [on the 2005 Ashes win
loss important steps
Simon Jones was so important and is going to be a big loss. It is a chance for someone like James Anderson to step up to the mark
cannot cricket happens players test
What happens with inexperienced players is that you can re-group in Test cricket. You cannot re-group in one-day cricket.
opportunity rest saw whenever
We want to rest Freddie whenever we can. We saw this as an opportunity the other day.