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...
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.
risky run single
If you take a risky single and get run out, you would be frustrated.
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'.
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.