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...
accounts chance pitch position
We'll look at the No 8 position when we see the conditions. By all accounts it's a two-spinner pitch so there's every chance we'll play two.
ashley balance offered required test
Ashley has always offered us the balance which is required of a Test side.
decision fit saturday team till
Strauss is fit to play but we will not take a decision on the team till Saturday morning.
believe bowl hard hard-work rather theirs tomorrow work
It is going to take a lot of hard work to bowl them out but we still believe we can go out there tomorrow and do the job. I'd rather be in our changing-room than in theirs at this stage.
against asking india players send
It is asking a lot to send them in against India and players who play spin-bowling very well.
closer far injury key knee operation serious shoulder shown
Key has had a shoulder operation and Shah has a knee injury which didn't look too serious at first but a closer look has shown it is a far more serious.
decision easy injury perform risk whether
It could be a risk to play him but that is a decision we have to make; sometimes an injury risk is also a risk as to whether they will perform or not. It is not easy being a selector.
bat captain difficult job
He's got a very, very difficult job here. He's an all-rounder - he's got to bowl, bat and captain the side.
couple gets hope next sure took worse
He just tweaked it and we took him off as a precautionary measure. I hope it gets better in the next couple of days. We wanted to make sure it didn't get any worse before the first Test.
ask due home personal please
He is going home due to personal reasons. Please don't ask more about it.
He has put in performances over two years that have been outstanding, ones which have got better and better.
class experience last lose opener playing worrying
It has got to be worrying when you lose someone like Marcus who is a world-class international opener and has experience of playing here last time.
hear training
I hear he is out training with Somerset. We will just have to see how he progresses.
andrew captain michael
If Michael is not available, Andrew will captain the side.