Consistent selection is the key behind England’s success, says Darren Gough – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Gough-c52450, the former fast bowler, believes that the key behind England’s success in Test cricket in recent years has been consistent selection, which has allowed players to settle into their respective roles.
In 1990s and early 2000s, the Poms struggled at the ultimate level of the sport but the situation has changed since they regained the Ashes in 2005 at home. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 and company have gradually stepped up the rankings and presently,
they are the number one Test team of the world.
The 41-year-old is of the opinion that the national selectors deserve a lot of credit as they stuck with the players, even when they were not performing up to the mark and now England is reaping the fruits.
Gough believes that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 have the services of a number of world-class cricketers in both the departments of the game. On top of that, there are many youngsters on the bench, who can replace the senior players at any time in the
coming years.
“Consistency in selection is a huge thing and having such a big selection of players when you look now at England at all the bowlers they’ve got. It makes such a big difference and when you’ve got world-class spinners as England have
got,” he said.
The Yorkshire-born cricketer played 58 Tests, 159 One Day Internationals and two T20s for England in his lengthy career and grabbed more than 450 wickets at the world-stage. Gough was one of the finest exponents of the new ball and
had mastery over reverse swing as well. He formed a deadly bowling pair with Andrew Caddick and remained the spearhead of England's bowling attack for many years.
The former fast bowler thinks that Ashes is the most prestigious cricket event for the English as well as the Australian players and nothing else comes close to it.
Gough added, “It is just the history isn’t it? Every young boy who is in to cricket grows up wanting to play in the ashes. It’s the same with the Australians, when they see their team beating England. It would forever be the biggest
series England ever play and it’d be the biggest series http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 ever play.”
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