England can take few positives from West Indies
I am sure the England captain and the England Cricket Board spin doctors will tell us there are lots of positives to take out of this tour
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
I am sure the England captain and the England Cricket Board spin doctors will tell us there are lots of positives to take out of this tour. Well there aren't, writes Geoffrey Boycott in the Telegraph.
We had six batsmen and only four bowlers on easy batting pitches in Antigua and Barbados. Sending Jimmy Anderson in as nightwatchman in Antigua when we had lots of runs on the board was ridiculous. Only when England had to go for broke did Strauss play five bowlers and show some urgency. Will he get better? I bloody well hope so.
There is evidence that Strauss and Flower, still officially assistant coach, will be able to forge an accomplished partnership. They have become close allies in the past few weeks and together have begun to establish where England have been going wrong and what they need to do to put it right, writes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo