Michael Vaughan predicts tough challenges for England - Cricket News Update
Team England should not dream of remaining top dogs forever as they are likely to face tough challenges in the next year, claims the former English skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Paul-Vaughan-c76145.
Virgil opines that the Poms may not retain their No. 1 Test rank for long as India will be looking for taking revenge when the two sides meet in a 4-match series by the end of 2012.
The Mother of Cricket claimed the peak spot after beating the Men in Blue in the npower series a few months back.
Vaughan suggests the English fans to get realistic and ready for any slump that may possibly occur in the year to come. However, he has advised the players to work hard to sustain their hard-earned position and get the same status in other two formats of
the game as well.
Talking to the media today, the ex-skipper said, “We saw them losing their cool on the field against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in October when things started to go wrong. They are the No.1 Test team but must acknowledge there are areas of their game they need to improve, starting
with playing in the subcontinent.”
Frankie, who played 82 Tests, 86 ODIs and 2 T20Is during his international career, foresees Team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE). According
to him, the Men in Green have a rock-solid bowling department which is capable of taking even 20 scalps in a day.
He told, “Pakistan should also be looking at England and thinking they can catch them out in the first Test. But what makes http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 vulnerable against Pakistan is they have the power to take 20 wickets.”
Vaughan has hailed Andrew Strauss’ captaincy but urged him to perk up his batting which has been pathetic since the dawn of the calendar year. “He will be sitting at home now wanting that Test hundred. He has not scored a century since the Gabba Test last
November,” stated the past great.
Regardless of his individual slouch, Strauss, in collaboration with the coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362, has brought home a number of iconic titles in last couple of years. Now, he is looking to win over the Cornered Tigers.
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