http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Duncan-c54739 Fletcher's claims - Cricket News Update
Former Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly, has advised http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Duncan-Andrew-Gwynne-Fletcher-c54742 to watch the footage of the last time the Indians toured England in 2007 and 2002, respectively.
His remarks came after Duncan Fletcher said that he has not seen the ball swing and seam to the extent it has in the ongoing nPower Series.
When asked about the comments, Ganguly said in his usual straight-forward manner, “I don't buy the idea that Fletcher did not see such ferocious swing bowling in his life. We won at Nottingham (in 2007), and at Leeds (in 2002), and on both occasions, the
ball swung like anything. We should send him video cassettes of those victories.”
The bowling display of the English attack has been nothing short of exemplary, with all front-line seamers taking wickets, testing the Indian batters on pitches which have offered swing and movement.
In contrast, the Indian bowling has been good in patches, with the pick of the lot being medium-pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143.
The left-hander, who is currently working as a commentator on the tour, said that it was unfortunate for the team to lose the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453, which has put pressure on the backup bowlers.
Also when quizzed about the comparison of his side defeat to England now and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in 1999, the Prince of Calcutta stated,
“That Australian team was a much better side than this English team. The likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Keith-Warne-c89672 were at their peak, and we were absolutely drubbed (in 1999).”
Before the turn of the century, the Men in Blue toured down under, where they lost all three test matches by convincing margins.
The pattern of their defeats was much the same, losing the first two by heavy margins, the Asian Powerhouse lost the last test by an innings and 141 runs. Back then it was the Little Master, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, who led the side.
Ganguly believed that the thumping in 1999 was certainly “the more unforgettable of the two tours.”
Indians will be hoping to win the last test match in order to stop the Poms capturing a series whitewash.
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