The acid test awaits England
England have called the shots against India so far on green pitches that have fuelled their dominance
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
England have called the shots against India so far on green pitches that have fuelled their dominance. But the boot will be on the other foot on upcoming tours of India writes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent on Sunday.
If this inequality of surfaces seems to bestow unfair advantages, far better that than the bland alternative. It provides an examination. The hegemonyof homogeny must be resisted.
It has the potential to be as horrible for England in the near future as it is for India in the present. Except that England are a truly accomplished team who, if they learn to be patient, will operate with aplomb anywhere.
Scyld Berry in the Sunday Telegraph echoes a similar view, adding that England’s job over the next two months is to make themselves something more than solid: to unearth some flair in addition to Eoin Morgan’s which, in four years’ time, can turn semi-finalists into World Cup winners
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo