England v
India - England needs to stay at the top to leave a legacy
After leaving the world awestruck by giving a phenomenal performance this summer by thrashing a humiliating beating upon the visiting team from India, England have proved that the current cricketers in the national team
are the best the country has produced in decades.
The four-match series was not an ordinary tournament as it had gained hype because India’s ace batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 was anticipated to score his 100th century in England, however, the other reason for the
much media attention was the fact that England could be crowned as the number one team in Test cricket by wining against the hosts with a margin of two matches.
Before the match, no one had thought that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, which quite clearly carried more star power than their
opponents.
With the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379 in the team, India were considered a team ahead of England by a long stride.
One can only imagine what sort of pressure the pre-series hype must have created on the English side. Nonetheless, England have proved that they have a poker face like no other in the game of cricket because without revealing
their intentions they have managed to dethrone the favourite team from its glorious spot in the longest format of the game.
Just like the rest of the world, England only gave statements regarding playing against Tendulkar without actually revealing that they were eyeing a series win. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501, the English ace spinner insisted that they were
going to restrict Sachin from grabbing the honour of scoring hundred centuries in first class cricket.
It was then in the first Test at Lord’s, that really saw Andrew Strauss’ men in action as they pulverised the Indians by winning the opening game by 196 runs. The first defeat did not ring alarm bells in the Indian camp
as the tourists were rooted to make a comeback in the second match. However, India were left wounded at Trent Bridge as England took the game by 319 runs.
After this hammering India were more worried about saving their number one status than anything else, while England smelled an opportunity to grab the honours of becoming the top team in Test cricket.
All the Poms needed was one more win before succeeding in their mission to dethrone India, the third Test saw exactly that as the hosts defeated the Indians by an innings and 242 runs at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
England are now the Alphas in Test cricket, however, they need to learn from India that if they lose their focus there will be no telling when and by whom they will be overthrown.
England need to follow the legacy of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, the two teams in modern-day cricket who have stood the test of time and are the most competitive while playing anywhere in the world.
The English have to develop the habit of winning tournaments outside the country to prove that they are truly the number one team in Test cricket. With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362 as the head coach, he is sure to bring radical changes
in the squad to ensure quality performance all over the world.
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