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How Fletcher transformed fortunes of England

Andrew Strauss writes about the legacy of his former coach Duncan Fletcher in the Wisden Almanack

Andrew Strauss writes about the legacy of his former coach Duncan Fletcher in the Wisden Almanack. Read it in the Times

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I defy any recent player to stand up and say he didn't learn anything from Duncan Fletcher, whether he played one Test or a hundred ... Prior to the 2005 Ashes series, Fletcher came up to me stating that he thought I needed to work on my method against Shane Warne. Being slightly pig-headed, I replied that rather than change anything before the series started I would prefer to see whether my technique worked first. I was running back for advice and guidance two Tests into the series.

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Sriram Veera is a former staff writer at ESPNcricinfo