Is Andrew Strauss’ led English team best in recent history?
England have been dominant in Test cricket over the past couple of years and with their current lot of players, the team appears to be the best overall in the recent history.
The team has whitewashed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625’s Test team rankings. They will now be eying to retain their position in the coming years.
Just like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Rodger-Waugh-c91216.
Waugh had some of the best players in his line-up, which allowed him to dominate throughout his career as captain.
Similarly, England have also got some exceptional performers in their side, who can help their skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 continue to dominate the rest of the world.
The Poms’ skipper has been doing a great job for his side both as a player and captain. He has become one of the most dominant leaders in the history of English cricket.
However, Strauss could not have achieved this feat without the support of his teammates. He has some quality players in the side, who combine to make up a perfect combination in any format of the game.
Strauss’ opening partner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 is a wonderful batsman to have at the top of the order. He has the ability to score big runs and does not throw his wicket away easily once he gets his eye in.
The 26-year-old left-handed player has already scored 19 centuries in his career and will be looking forward to challenging India’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 for the highest number of Test tons.
Apart from the openers, the English middle-order is also one of the best of all times. The team has some solid players like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032, who can score big runs against any attack of the world.
Trott has proved himself as an established first-drop batsman in a very short time. He is always hungry for runs and seldom plays a rash stroke. His technique and class can be matched with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692, who also does not throw his wicket away easily.
Similarly, Bell is also a technically sound player and can bat at any number. He has opened the innings for his team on a few occasions, but normally bats in the middle-order.
The stylish batsman also played at number three in the absence of Trott, who injured himself in a match against India.
Pietersen and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707 complete the English top-six. Both players are technically very good, but are extremely dangerous for the opposition. Their attacking nature eases the pressure of the team and both can tackle spinners as well as the fast bowlers with authority.
Being the best team requires a quality wicketkeeper, who can also bat under pressure situations just like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918.
The English side has http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Prior-c1984, who keeps wickets and is a deadly dangerous batsman down the order. He has opened the innings for England on many occasions and has the ability to play the new ball with authority. This makes his quite effective in Test cricket, as the ball can be changed after every 80 overs.
One thing which gives the current English side an edge over Waugh’s Aussie squad is the depth in their batting. The team has some quality all-rounders like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501, who can change the game with both bat and ball.
The only player in the English team who is not as good as others in batting is http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705. However, he leads the attack from the front and has won numerous games for his side.
The current English team can be rated as the best in recent history because of their quality all-rounders, which other teams did not have in the past.
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