Duncan Fletcher
Duncan Fletcher
Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcheris a Zimbabwean ex-cricketer and the former coach of the Indian cricket team. He was the coach of the England cricket team from 1999-2007, and is credited with the resurgence of the England team in Test cricket in the early years of the 2000s...
decision fit saturday team till
Strauss is fit to play but we will not take a decision on the team till Saturday morning.
ashley balance offered required test
Ashley has always offered us the balance which is required of a Test side.
lost players
Sometimes these things happen. We have lost experienced players before and we just have to live with it.
huge losses lost point view
Sometimes these things happen. From our point of view these are huge losses as we have lost experienced players, but we just have to get on with it.
andrew burden cricket exciting free lessens michael
Ideally, with Michael probably back, it lessens the burden on Andrew and can free him up to play the exciting cricket he plays.
adjustment ball beat create indians power reaching slow struggle technique time wickets wrist wrists
On these slow wickets your technique has got to come to bear. The Indians use a lot of wrist in their technique. If you don't use your wrists you are going to struggle because of the adjustment in time of the ball reaching you - they use their wrists to create that power to beat the field.
against came people played proved strong
Many people thought we hadn't played against strong opposition, but we came out and proved it.
bit caught certain learn napping situations
We were caught napping a bit with inexperience. They still need to learn how to play in certain situations in one-day cricket.
loss important steps
Simon Jones was so important and is going to be a big loss. It is a chance for someone like James Anderson to step up to the mark
winning thinking ashes
I don't think we really measured the enormity of the whole occasion. I'm very, very surprised. We never expected it. When I set out in May we didn't realise how big this was. Only now have we realised the importance of this. [on the 2005 Ashes win
moving mind want
It might be a move in six months. But I'll make up my mind. I'll have a look at where I've been and where I want to go and I'll continue in that way.
england india continents
India is the one area of the sub-continent where we haven't won since I have been involved with England
loss coincidence sometimes
We have to live with it, sometimes these coincidences do happen. They are obviously huge losses but we will just have to get on as we are.
blow leaves loss played tests
It's a big blow to us. I think it's about 28 Tests he's played on the trot for us and with the loss of other experienced players, it leaves a big hole.