Blogs Now What England?
November 26th, 2008 by christopherdavid007England told they were playing for the big bucks in the Standford match and were shot out cheaply out of the match. Then in India they said they were going to play for pride and have lost the series and their little pride they had. So now with just a few matches remaining, what do they play for?
The answer is to salvage some pride but is it possible to do so?
The English team has had trouble adjusting to the Indian conditions and the situations. They have lost key moments in the match and have let India win. In the fourth match they opened with Ian Bell and Ravi Bopara when they should have opened with Flintoff or Kevin Pietersen. The side also lacks experience and apart from Flintoff and Collinghood nobody has played in India. Kevin has played a few matches but only a handful. Even the coach is someone who has never played International cricket and probably not familiar with the Indian conditions.
Apart from this the Indians have been playing competitive cricket and have challenged the world champions fearlessly. Indians have a well oiled bowling unit with quality spinners and batsman who can score blindfolded in the flat Indian tracks. The team led from the front by Dhoni presents a image of a team stronger than it really is.
Being an Indian fan I hope England will salvage some pride for the sake of the game. All I can say is God help English cricket.
