Alastair Cook backs Giles to succeed – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashley-Fraser-Giles-c46314, to succeed at the international level after turning around the fortunes of Warwickshire in the English domestic season.
Giles has always been considered as the natural successor to Head Coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362, by the English Cricket Board due his no-nonsense approach which has earned him plenty of recognition during his playing days, as well as a coach at the domestic level.
He played a pivotal part in the team’s Ashes victory in 2005, their first in 18 years and also stood out during his side’s trip to the sub-continent. His time with the national team was eventually cut short due to a persistent hip injury and he bid farewell to cricket as a player in 2007.
However, it allowed him to pursue a career in coaching and he immediately took the chance to take over as Warwickshire’s director of cricket, a club with whom he had spent his entire first-class career. The results eventually followed as he led the team to the Division One Title this year, after trailing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 by the slightest of margins the previous year.
Despite his reasonable success as an English player – Giles claimed 143 Test scalps at 40.60 and was a useful lower order batsman - he was never far from criticism. Nonetheless, he was always held in high regards by ECB, which further appointed him a part-time selechttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-James-Whitaker-c68165.
Cook, who hasn’t had the luxury of working closely with the newly named coach as compared to some of the other English players, was confident that Giles will bring success to the team.
"What Giles has had is a lot of success at Warwickshire," Cook said. "He's turned that club around. All the reports coming out of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 are that he is doing a fantastic job. He is a really good character and he knows what it takes to succeed at international level.
"He did it the hard way as well. He would probably be the first to admit he wasn't the most naturally gifted of cricketers but, my God, he worked hard to get results. I'm really looking forward to working with him. It is vital we form a good relationship as captain and coach because all three of us need to work together."
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