Andrew Strauss gets Ian Botham’s backing – Cricket News Update
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 captain, Ian Botham, has backed incumbent Andrew Strauss to continue as England’s Test skipper for another couple of years.
Andrew Strauss, the 35-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, 1-1 draw in Sri Lanka. In the 10 innings played in the first part of
the northern hemisphere winter, Strauss amassed mere 264 runs at an average of 26.4, scoring only two half centuries.
Strauss’s personal poor form, coupled with team’s dismal performance, earned him a lot of criticism from former cricketers and pundits, with many questioning his spot in the team. However, Botham put his weight behind the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757-born left-handed top-order
batsman, saying he is good enough to remain captain for quite a while.
"You are always going to get over-the-top stuff. You are always going to get that with certain elements of the media,” said the former England all-rounder speaking to the media reporters at the conclusion of the Birmingham-Clent Hills leg of his latest fund
raising walk for leukaemia research.
“Two or three weeks ago, some people wanted http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 out. What planet are these people on! Strauss is good enough to carry on for another couple of years. He deserves to," Botham added further.
Though unable to figure out reasons behind England’s abysmal performance against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the respective Test series earlier this year, Botham feels http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at the top of ICC’s Test rankings.
"I think this winter is part of the learning curve. Sometimes you can go in at number one and get a little blasé,” said Botham, one of England’s greatest all-rounders.
“If you put your guard down, someone will bite you on the bum, but I think England will come good again now," he hoped.
England have a busy schedule awaiting them where they will play http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, South Africa and India. Botham expects the Poms to come good under Strauss in all the upcoming series, provided they learn from their mistakes against Pakistan and Sri
Lanka.
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