Cricket: Streak: We've got plenty to do in Test.Byline: RICHARD GIBSON ZIMBABWE captain HeathStreak concedes there is a considerable amount of ground to be made up if the tourists have any chance of levelling the Test series. Streak's team were beaten by an innings inside three days of the first Test at Lord's --a similar result to that three years a goon their last tour - when they failed to come to terms with the English surface and weather. So inept was their batting, in fact,after misuse of the ball in exceptional bowling conditions, that it is hard to ponder any other result than an England win as Chester-le-Street makes its international bow next week. Streak, 29, is one of only three players tohavemore than 20 caps in the Zimbabwe party --but he issued a stern warning to his juniors if they a renot to face further humiliation. ``It will be difficult to come back from this but wehavegot to pick ourselves up, there is a lot of work between now and then,'' he said. ``We have a young side but they have to learn quickly from these experiences and show a bit of character. Wedon't have the time to not learn from these experiences.'' Streak was one of only two survivors of the Lord's embarrassment in 2000 - Grant Flower Grant William Flower (born December 20, 1970 in Salisbury - now Harare) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is rated among the best Zimbabwean cricket players in history for his handy left arm spin and fine batting skills. the other - and that side turned things around to dominate the rainaffectedTrent Bridge Test that followed. However, the class of 2003 have only this week's match with Middlesex to right their wrongs. ``The long and short of it is that with our bowling we didn't get enough in the right zone and create enough pressure,'' Streak said. ``We gave too many four balls which released any pressure we built and allowed them to keep ticking over. ``The England bowlers worked together and that is something we need to emulate.'' ENGLAND have allowed James Anderson James Anderson can refer to these persons: In arts:
The 11 contracted England players are:Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain (born March 28 1968, Madras (now Chennai, India) is a former Essex and England cricketer. He was born of an Indian father, Jawad (also known as "Joe"), and an English mother, Patricia, who changed her name to Shireen on conversion to Islam. ,James Anderson, MarkButcher,Andrew Caddick Andrew ("Andy") Richard Caddick (born 21 November 1968) is a domestic and former international fast-medium bowler. At 6"6, Caddick was a successful bowler in England for over a decade, taking thirteen 5-wicket hauls in test matches, and playing for Somerset County Cricket Club for ,Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles Ashley Fraser Giles MBE (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March, 1973) is a retired English cricketer who played Test cricket for England and county cricket for Warwickshire. ,SteveHarmison, Matthew Hoggard,Alec Stewart,Marcus Trescothick and Michael Vaughan. Caddickand Flintoff a reboth currently recovering from injury. CAPTION(S): BEHIND: Skipper Heath Streak |
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