Alec Stewart believes England team can dominate Test cricket for the foreseeable future – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harold-William-Stephenson-c61707 Waugh’s Australian side did in Tests. Stewart reckons that the England team can dominate Test cricket
for the foreseeable future.
The former cricketer commended English players for attaining the number one status in International Cricket Council’s (ICC) test rankings and states that it is all because of the hard work they have put in their game.
Hoping that England will keep the winning momentum going for the next decade or so, Stewart said, “One of the big things about this England side is their attention to detail, they work really hard on all aspects of the game and
it shows in their performances. If you think of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Rodger-Waugh-c91216, they dominated for a dozen years and this side will want to replicate that kind of success and I think they are capable of doing so.”
The wicket-keeper batsman asserts that the stage is set for English dominance as they have a great squad in place and the players coming up the ranks are of high quality as well.
Stewart has played the most Test matches for England. The 48-year-old played his first Test match in 1990 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. His career lasted for nearly 13 years, during which he played 133 Test matches, scoring 8463 at an average
of 39.54.
The former skipper of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cricket Committee. Stewart is very fond of Test cricket and deems that the standard of the longest version at present
is simply outstanding.
"I think the standard of Test cricket is quite outstanding. But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about the people who are not walking through the gate. In England we fill the grounds out. But other countries, they are a
third full at best, then you've got to have a slight concern.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stewart-c91370 also clarified that the dwindling fame of Test cricket is amongst the top agendas of ICC and they are doing their level best to preserve the game.
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