Viv Richards deems England’s Cricket to be the best- Cricket News Update
The most destructive batsman of his era, West Indies’ Isaac Vivian http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alexander-Charles-Richards-c43155, believes that the current England team has the potential to emulate the success achieved by his side in the 80s, and scrap oppositions. Under the leadership of Andrew Strauss the English contingent has managed to win back to back Ashes against old rivals Australia and followed it up by inflicting a 4-0 whitewash to the World Champions India at home last year.
Under head coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362, the team has become renowned for preparing adequately for their cricketing assignments, while getting pre-hand knowledge about their opponents. That has clearly helped them in achieving the desired results, with Viv praising the English side for their accomplishments in recent times.
“They have done their homework and found a solid wicket-taking bowling unit which is of vital importance at this level” Viv Richards said.
However, the Windies’ leader has warned the no.1 ranked side to improve on their showings away from home. After reaching the summit of Test cricket, Poms came unstuck against a resolute Pakistan side, which inflicted a 3-0 Test whitewash in Jan-Feb this year.
While they managed to bounce back by claiming the ODI and T20 series, they again faltered against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806’s knock in the second game. Viv feels that England need to attain positive results on their travels in order to prolong their legacy.
“It is up to the individuals, but in order to become legendary and great you must be able to win in all conditions, It is not just getting it done at home, it is going to places like India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and getting a result” said Richards.
The future for England certainly looks promising, considering the bench strength where the likes of Jade Dernbach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in a Test series.
The outcome of the upcoming series will truly provide evidence of their standing among the greatest cricketing nations of all time.
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