Ottis Gibson rates England as favourites for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Champions Trophy 2013 – Cricket News
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ottis-Delroy-Gibson-c80358, the West Indies coach, believes that England are going to start the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2013 as favourites because of the home advantage and feels that all the other teams in the competition are evenly matched.
"England would be the best team to play in England in these conditions at this time of the year,” said the former West Indies fast bowler. “To my mind, they are the favourites and for the rest of the seven teams, it is who gets
settled and used to the conditions quickly enough. And that's what our aim is.”
The last edition of the Champions Trophy is going to begin in England on June 6, 2013, with the opening fixture between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 are going to defend their title in the illustrious competition.
Conditions in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 always play a crucial role in the outcome of fixtures, as they are different from most top cricketing countries. Fast bowlers tend to get a lot of help in the English weather, with the ball moving a bit more
in the air and off the pitch.
Gibson is of the view that the English team, under the captaincy of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026, is ideally suited to the conditions. However, the West Indies coach thinks that any other team which is able to adjust to the English environment
quickly is going to give a very tough time to other sides in the event. The former seamer is confident about his team’s chances in the event.
"We know that we have a lot of guys who have played in England before in those conditions but it is all about gelling as soon as we can and making sure that when the main event comes on June 7, we are ready for that," he added.
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Samuels in their ranks, the cricketing pundits are rating the Caribbean side very high for the Champions Trophy.
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