EPP will offer the English perfect chance to tune up, says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Joseph-Parsons-c53012 – Cricket News Update
England’s Performance Director, David Parsons, strongly believes that the English cricketers joining the England Performance Programme (EPP) camps will benefit greately for their upcoming bilateral series against Pakistan at UAE.
The English skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Prior-c1984 will accompany him in the camp. On the
other hand, the top four English pacers, namely http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
David claims that stints with the EPP will help the players getting back on track, as most of them have not played Test cricket since India series either due to injuries or volunteer breaks.
Talking to the media yesterday, the Director said, “The England Performance Programme camps will offer the England players the perfect chance to step up their training and preparations ahead of the forthcoming Test series against Pakistan in January.”
He further told, “The players attending these camps didn't participate in England's recent ODI tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 or have been sidelined through injury so this is the ideal opportunity to build up their preparations during an important period leading into January."
Team England is set to face Pakistan in a high-profile 3-Test series in January 2012, followed by another 2-match event in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. The English players and cricket managers have attached great importance with both the competitions, as they are eager to
defy their past records in the subcontinent.
Though the Poms have empathetically managed to clinch the top slot in International Test rankings, but they are keen to extend their domination across the globe by beating the Men in Green.
The Mother of Cricket has been invincible in the Test format since the last couple of years, winning two consecutive Ashes series and all other 5-day games that they played at home or overseas.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 series on the neutral venues of the Emirates will include 3 Tests, 4 ODIs and 3 T20Is.
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