England all set to capitalize on fatigued Australian attack
The England team is gearing up to cash in on the lingering fatigue of the Aussie bowlers in the Adelaide Test which begins from 3rd of December said the visiting coach Andy Flower.
The Australian bowlers, after having England rolled over for only 260 in their first innings at the Gabba, struggled for impact during their second spell on the field and could manage only one wicket at the cost of 517 runs.
Following the disappointing performance of the bowling attack, the Australian selectors called in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823 seamer Doug Bollinger to add some strength to the attack. The Aussie bowlers have got
a recovery period of just three days between the drawn Brisbane opener and the second Test beginning at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
The tourists, on the other hand, will go into the Adelaide game with their morale boosted by the strong come back from a 221-run innings deficit to abrading the hosts in the field for 152 overs and more than 10 hours to draw the opening
Ashes Test.
Andy Flower, who has recently gone through a minor skin surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his right cheek, said that the second Test at Adelaide Oval would provide his side an opportunity to follow it through against a weary opposition.
"Ideally you want to move on as quickly as possible whether you've done well or poorly in the last match, but obviously there is fatigue for some of the bowlers after long spells. Confidence, or lack thereof, is passed from one match to
the next”, said Flower.
The visiting attack would relatively be a fresher one as they spent only 26 overs in the field during Australia’s second innings before the bails were removed finally. Andy lauded his side saying that his boys are in the habit of winning
and are responding to the on-field adversities quite confidently which is a good thing.
"I think our batsmen showed they can handle the attack, but that is only one Test we've just played, and the real test is over the long term”, said the English coach. "I expect them to fight hard and I expect our team to fight hard".
Flower feels the Adelaide wicket would be a turning track and is expecting his off-spin gun, Graeme Swann, to be more influential during the match.
The England side has already experienced the Adelaide track during the drawn three-day tour game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 two weeks ago. Flower said that the experience of playing at the venue was quite worthwhile and would help them a lot
when they take on the mighty Aussies this Friday at the same venue.
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