England’s Chief selector Geoff Miller Backs Andrew Strauss – Cricket News Update
England’s Chief selector http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964, who came under criticism by former English cricketers for having a defensive approach.
Strauss, who is vital for England’s triumph against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the upcoming four-match Test series scheduled to begin from 21st July, 2011 had his captaincy abilities questioned after failing to beat the Sri Lankans in the last two Tests in the
recently concluded three-match Test series. Having won the first Test at Cardiff, the hosts lacked the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Killeen-c79132 instinct in the remaining games.
Meanwhile, defending the left-handed opening batsman, Miller said, “At Test cricket you win by making the right decisions, making solid decisions and he is a very rounded player and person. It's not just about Andrew making those decisions, it's a team effort.
The team know which direction they are going in. Andrew is in charge and he's in control of how England want to go forward."
Miller, a former English cricketer himself, insisted that Strauss is an exceptional captain for the national team and under him the side had managed to evolve into a befitting unit. According to Miller, Strauss is an extremely logical and solid captain for
England.
Earlier, former skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Paul-Vaughan-c76145, the triumphant skipper of the 2005 Ashes had bashed Strauss for being a defensive leader and giving the opposition an opportunity to take the game away at crucial junctures within the match. According to him, Strauss
is a kind of a captain who wants to save the game before going for the kill, a mistake that he may have to pay dearly against the Indians who have an aggressive skipper like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 as he likes to take risks in a game.
“Strauss likes to make the game safe before he attacks, but he has created a unit that plays for each other and that is why you feel they can go on and be the number one team in the world," wrote Vaughan in an English newspaper.
Meanwhile speaking on the possible outcome of the intense series between the two teams, the former middle-order batsman, Vaughan, reckoned it to be a high scoring tournament, leaving it all up to the skippers from both sides willing to take risks to help
their side steer through the match.
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