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...
alright couple decision fiddle fine jones next simon wake works
We can't make a decision over replacements just yet, we have to give it a couple of days. Simon Jones could wake up and be fine in two days, while if the injection works Vaughan could be alright by next week. We'll just have to fiddle things about for the moment.
decision fit saturday team till
Strauss is fit to play but we will not take a decision on the team till Saturday morning.
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.
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.
eight number pitch
We think it is a two-spinner pitch but we will look at it, then look at the number eight position.
again chance communication good might pleased quite seem sure though
I've only had one communication with Marcus and there's a good chance he won't play again on this tour. As for Simon, the medics seem quite pleased with his procedure, though we're not sure yet when he might return.
discussing matter nice series
It would be nice to go through the series with the same 11 players. I'll be discussing the matter with the other selectors, but I'm not going to say what we'll do.
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.
game later moment needs step
At the moment it is a lot to do. What he needs to do is step his game up to another level. We will only find that out later on.
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.
personal privacy respect
Marcus has to go back for personal reasons. I think we have to respect the privacy of the matter.
cannot difficult people
It is difficult for them. People are not like machines; you cannot tell them 'new wicket, new conditions, get out there and perform'.