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...
lost players
Sometimes these things happen. We have lost experienced players before and we just have to live with it.
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.
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.
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.
adapting begin feeling good job nice players shaped surprise
It's a nice surprise and feeling to begin with a win. Our players shaped up well and we did a good job of adapting to the conditions.
cannot cricket happens players test
What happens with inexperienced players is that you can re-group in Test cricket. You cannot re-group in one-day cricket.
against asking india players send
It is asking a lot to send them in against India and players who play spin-bowling very well.
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.
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.