England v India - Is the Current England team truly representative of English talent?
England have shocked the world by climbing at the top of the mountain in Test cricket after clinching the number one spot this summer in a series against the now former number one team India.
While the English are gloating after their well deserved crowing in Test cricket, they need not forget that most of the players playing for England are not English which leads one to ask if the natives are really as talented as the current English outfit.
England, the birth place of cricket has not seen such a formidable national cricket team for over two decades and while teams from rest of the world were getting better and better with the evolution process taking place in the game, England showed little interest in keeping up with times.
In the 90s, the English could barely win a game outside their home country and the overall work ethic of the English players was below par than the rest of the world.
However, the current team is fast forgetting how to lose as they want to win every time they step foot on a cricket field. Surprisingly, this is an imported trait which the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has conveniently accepted as it has raised the standard of cricket in the country.
For decades, England has welcomed players from other countries to play domestic cricket, however, now many foreign players are attaining English nationally to play for the team from England.
It is outstanding to learn that the current captain of the England Test squad http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 is a South African born and surprisingly he is the best opener in the country proving that the natives lack when it comes to open for the home side.
The team that has finally beaten http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Prior-c1984.
These are the most dominating cricketers in England as well as in the world and having them in the side has certainly lifted the standard of the English cricket. Even the head coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
The current “SouEngland” team is setting new standards in the longest version of the game and has taken England to a level where some can only dream of.
The answer to the question of whether the English born are talented enough to make the home side is an obvious “no”, nonetheless, the rise in the standard brought upon English cricket due to these foreign born players is certain to inject a talent spree in England which will show its effects in the coming decades because when the home team is winning it ignites a passion in the new generation to follow the sport which will ultimately lead to more England born players making their place in the national team.
As of now, the current team is representing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in a befitting manner and to think that they are less English than the England born players is outrageous.
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