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...
captain michael successful
We need Michael back as captain as well as a player. He is a very successful captain and very inspirational.
andrew burden cricket exciting free lessens michael
Ideally, with Michael probably back, it lessens the burden on Andrew and can free him up to play the exciting cricket he plays.
andrew captain michael
If Michael is not available, Andrew will captain the side.
decision difficult last michael seemed seems spoke steps upbeat week
I last spoke to him about a week ago and he seemed pretty upbeat at the time. But it seems like it is two steps forwards and then one step back from what I hear. It is a very difficult decision to make and only Michael can make that.
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.
bit difficult few happy hard liked quicker runs work
We had to really work hard at it because it was difficult to get runs. We would have liked to have scored a few more runs a bit quicker but we're pretty happy with what happened.
closer far injury key knee operation serious shoulder shown
Key has had a shoulder operation and Shah has a knee injury which didn't look too serious at first but a closer look has shown it is a far more serious.
personal privacy respect
Marcus has to go back for personal reasons. I think we have to respect the privacy of the matter.
australia plans rest
We will look to see who will need a rest before going to Australia and we will make plans accordingly.
space win
We got into their faces, got into their space and it was so well done ? it was 'we can win this'.
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.
balances bowling needed simon type
We needed Simon Jones's type of bowling which balances our bowling attack.
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.
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.