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...
ashley balance offered required test
Ashley has always offered us the balance which is required of a Test side.
balances bowling needed simon type
We needed Simon Jones's type of bowling which balances our bowling attack.
asking balanced maintained player
We have always maintained we need a balanced side. Liam Plunkett has come in to do a job, he is a very inexperienced player and we are asking a lot of him at the moment.
cricket eye forget keeping notice
Everyone is keeping an eye on all cricket all the time. As long as we don't try to notice too much and forget about our own game.
area key
That is the key area we have to look at.
selective
They've got to be just more selective sweeping.
decision difficult last michael seemed seems spoke steps upbeat week
I last spoke to him about a week ago and he seemed pretty upbeat at the time. But it seems like it is two steps forwards and then one step back from what I hear. It is a very difficult decision to make and only Michael can make that.
andrew captain michael
If Michael is not available, Andrew will captain the side.
chances changes given ideal morale players rise team
It was not the ideal preparation going into the series. But the morale of the team is very good. The developments have given chances to some new players (to rise to the occasion). You never know what these changes can do.
effective shot sides
It's an effective shot and we see a lot of sides do it. At the end of the day you have got to be selective.
eight number pitch
We think it is a two-spinner pitch but we will look at it, then look at the number eight position.
desire guys pleasing though
What is so pleasing is that these guys (newcomers) look as though they have really got a desire not just to play for England, but to do well for England.
manage opportunity rest saw summer tour whenever
We want to give Freddie a rest whenever we can, we saw this as an opportunity the other day and we will be monitoring it as this tour and the summer progresses. We will manage it on a game-by-game basis.
ask battling four full huge india knew major players side strength sure tough winter
We always knew this winter would be difficult. India would have been tough with a full side but with four major players out, while they are at full strength - well it's a huge ask for a young side. Yet, we've just got to make sure we keep battling on.