Andy will chat to players individually - Andrew Strauss - Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362, would like to have a quiet word with every team member and assess the fallout, which led to their heaviest defeat in years on home soil at the hands of the visiting South Africans.
The Proteas thrashed Poms in the first Test of the Investec series at the Oval by an innings and 12 runs, which also underscores the worst defeat for Andrew Strauss as captain.
The world’s number one Test side looked completely out of sorts and their performance with both, bat and ball has raised alarm bells for the management, who are fighting to retain their team’s top-position in Test cricket.
However, the demoralizing defeat would push the home side further to the wall as they head to Headingley with a hope to level the series. Strauss believes the confidence of his players received a serious dent, which could only be revived by making them believe
in their selves again.
“Andy will chat to the players individually, everyone needs to go away and think about what they did in this Test match and steel themselves as much as possible to come and play some good hard cricket next week because that is what it will take,” the English
captain said.
The home side will have a 9-day break to recuperate from the recent setback and the English skipper believes that it will help the players to settle down and think over their mistakes.
“I think one of the advantages of having a bit of time before the next Test is to take stock and let things settle. That is always a wise thing to do anyway. We will be doing that over the coming days,” the 35-year-old further added.
England’s bowling attack is hailed as the best in the world, but all of their four leading bowlers conceded over hundred runs with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465 returned with combined wicketless figures of 269 in 86 overs.
The inform English batters also failed to shine, with only http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 managing to score a triple figure score.
“I am sure there are lessons for us to learn coming out of this Test match,” admitted Strauss.
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