Flower hopes an England turnaround at Leeds – Cricket News Update
England head coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in the second Test of the ongoing Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, at Leeds, Headingley, on Thursday, August
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“We get ourselves into the right frame of mind by doing the things that we have been doing very well for the last couple of years,” said Flower while speaking to media reporters on the eve of the match. “I have every confidence in our players that we can
come back and play good cricket,” he added further.
The World No. 1 ranked England side succumbed to an embarrassing innings and 12-run defeat at the hands of Graeme Smith-led formidable South African line up. The hosts were totally outclassed in all the departments of the game, as they not only struggled
to score runs, but their bowlers also lacked penetration against the muscular Proteas top order.
On the other side of the coin, the tourists not only hammered two centuries and a triple century in their lone innings, but also claimed 20 English wickets on a pitch that offered little assistance to the bowlers.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501 termed the crushing as “public humiliation” while the leader of the pace attack, James Anderson admitted that they “just didn’t have an answer” for the resilient Proteas at The Oval.
Flower is also looking to uncapped http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Taylor-c66127 to address England’s No. 6 position issues.
"I certainly hope James can make six his spot for a while,” said the English coach. “He looks like a young man that understands his game pretty well and he knows how to score runs,” he added further.
Meanwhile, spearhead pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-John-Trevor-Miller-c44458 Oval pitch.
“We know it is going to be a good pitch, hopefully there will be a bit more pace in it then there was at The Oval,” said the lanky http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 pacer on Wednesday.
Stakes are high for the hosts as a defeat at Leeds would not only hand them their second series defeat in 2012, but will also deprive them of their Test No. 1 status.
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