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...
captain future major might worry
It is a concern, as captain he has done well for us and he is a major player. We have always had this worry that in the future he might not be fit.
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.
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.
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.
might point slow view
From our point of view it's a pretty slow wicket. It might bounce.
personal privacy respect
Marcus has to go back for personal reasons. I think we have to respect the privacy of the matter.
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.
effective kid looked today treat
We had to treat him with kid gloves, just say half-pace, and today he looked pretty effective out there.
bit difficult few happy hard liked quicker runs work
We had to really work hard at it because it was difficult to get runs. We would have liked to have scored a few more runs a bit quicker but we're pretty happy with what happened.
balances bowling needed simon type
We needed Simon Jones's type of bowling which balances our bowling attack.
captain michael successful
We need Michael back as captain as well as a player. He is a very successful captain and very inspirational.