Alec Stewart is hopeful for a Strong England comeback - Cricket News Update
Former England captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alec-James-Stewart-c43081, believes that England has the talent and ability to make a strong comeback in the second Test at Headingley starting next month, after they were trounced in the opening Test at the Oval by South Africa.
The former wicket-keeper believes that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362 have worked long enough to know what went wrong and how to learn from their mistakes.
The veteran believed that the Poms should have scored more in their first innings after a strong first day, but he also added that the overcast conditions on the second day assisted the visitors’ bowlers, who utilised it to their full advantage.
Hoping more from his bowlers, the 49-year-old said that two wickets in a Test match cannot be justified and expects them to be more proactive in the next Test if they are to win the series.
Stewart however, also spoke in defence of his bowlers and insisted that their past performances for the national team had brought huge laurels for the country which mustn't be overlooked based on a couple of bad days.
“We should not forget that this four-man attack has performed very well for a period of time and should still be shown plenty of respect,” the former right-handed batsman said.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stewart-c91370 was part of the 1998 series against South Africa, and despite losing the first Test, the Poms recovered strongly to clinch the series 2-1.
The former English captain believes that there is a reason for the home side to be the number one Test side, which they earned after sheer hard work over the years.
“We have to remember that England are a very good side, the best in the world according to the rankings, and that has not changed with one poor performance,” the former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851 player said.
The former player also acknowledged the supremacy of the Proteas in the first Test and thinks the Poms would have a hard climb to make against their inform opposition, who are in a brilliant nick with both, bat and the ball. However, he also reckoned that
there is still a lot of cricket left in the series to decide the final winner.
“http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 may have won the first battle, but they have not yet won the war,” the Englishman said.
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