http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362 says the English have learnt a lot – Cricket News Update
Securing a Test series win against India in India after 28 years, the English coach, Andy Flower, hailed the team for their success and feels they have proved that they have learned a lot.
“They have proved they have learned a lot. For some of the older players, guys that have been around and have excellent Test career achievement, which is testament to their humility and their maturity to continue their learning into this phase of their careers.
They have still adapted their game and shown their game can improve. It's taken a lot of hard work, a lot of thought and a lot of skill out there in the middle. They should be very proud of themselves,” shared flower.
After leading the 4 match series 2-1, England was able to produce a dominating draw in the final game at Nagpur which helped them conquer the final frontier for the first time since 1985. His charismatic and emphatic display, both as Captain and a batsman,
may have bagged http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s success.
A dazzling 143 by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 during the second innings, hampered India’s chances to dismiss the Englishmen on a low total on the final day.
Flower, pleased with England’s fighting spirit, hailed the efforts of senior players who came forward to guide young talents like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Lumb-c1981 Root and Nick Compton to perform well with the bat.
Not renowned for their batting against spin-bowling, the Poms adapted well to the conditions in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, after facing a setback during the first Test at Ahmedabad by 9 wickets.
However, it was not just the batsmen who did the hard work. The bowling attack exploited the conditions extremely well as opposed to their Indian counterparts. Using pace and spin effectively, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Monty-Panesar-c2024 were the stars of England’s attack,
taking 20 and 17 wickets respectively. Nonetheless, it will be wrong to rule out the lethal reverse swing of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705, who came back strongly in the last 2 Tests (picking up 10 wickets at Kolkata and Nagpur).
“I think those are all things they can be very proud of,” added Flower.
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