Andy Flower anticipates a tough home summer – Cricket News Update
The England coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and South Africa, before leaving for a hectic tour of subcontinent.
After an unimpressive show against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 and his men are looking forward to make a turnaround when they host West Indies in a three
Test series next month.
Though the Windies are coming to England at the back of a 2-1 Test series defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s Ashes Rivals, Australia, the Zimbabwean is wary of their fighting spirit, especially of their pace attack, featuring the likes of Kemar Roach, Fidel
Edwards, Darren Sammy and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Rampaul-c2233.
“They will be dangerous,” warned Flower during an interview with a leading British weekly. “They’ve got a couple of quicks with a bit of experience now in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 will get the ball in the right place and I think Ravi
Rampaul is a very good bowler with a heavy bouncer,” he added further.
The West Indies series, comprising three Tests, three One Day Internationals and a one off T20 International, will be followed by a complete home series against the world’s No. 2 Test side, South Africa.
Asked about the three-Test series against South Africa, in which England’s Test No. 1 status will once again be at stake, the Zimbabwean said that the Proteas have a very well balanced side and will be a real challenge for Poms this English summer.
“Yes, the South Africa series should be a ripper,” said the former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 skipper when asked about the three Test series against Proteas. “They have got a very well balanced side. They have an experienced batting line-up and a good variety of bowlers.
We respect them as a side, without a doubt,” he added further.
Asked, if he sees any threat to England’s No. 1 Test status when hosting the Proteas, Flower said, “unless we play really poorly against the West Indies, we will be fighting for the No 1 spot.”
Sandwiched between the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 series is a five ODI competition between the Ashes rivals.
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