Flintoff confident about England sealing series against Windies.Antigua (West Indies West Indies, archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean. ), Feb.11 (ANI): England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is confident that the team will bounce back from the first Test loss and seal the series against the West Indies. The second Test begins at the Sir Vivian Richards Ground here on Friday, and as the side's most capped player, Flintoff indicated that getting back to playing top-notch cricket start on that day. "This is a test of character for the lads. You can talk about technique, you can go in the nets but this is about people and how they respond to what has just happened. We have to come back strongly on Friday," Flintoff said while recalling the horror of the innings and 23 run loss to the Windies in Jamaica. At 1-0 down in the series, England has to play a brand of cricket that has eluded them for perhaps three years, says The Independent. "As bad as it was in Jamaica it was the first of four and we can still win the series and I genuinely believe we can. We have got to start scoring our runs and taking our wickets. I am confident we can do that but we have to show it," the paper quoted Flintoff, as saying. Flintoff rigorously refused to lay the blame on events preceding the tour. He also took the opportunity to stipulate stip·u·late 1 v. stip·u·lat·ed, stip·u·lat·ing, stip·u·lates v.tr. 1. a. To lay down as a condition of an agreement; require by contract. b. that his relationship with Kevin Pietersen  This article is included in the list of featured articles.Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English cricketer. is simply fine and dandy, and as if to emphasise the point the pair of them were seen laughing raucously rau·cous adj. 1. Rough-sounding and harsh: raucous laughter. 2. Boisterous and disorderly: "the raucous give and take of American democracy" together moments later. England have played an astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. 14 consecutive series without winning the opening Test. Of that 14, they have lost seven, including most famously the first Test of the 2005 Ashes when this bizarre little run started. It must suggest something about preparation and mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. . Maybe they are not as ready as they think they are, maybe they need a kick up the bottom to get going. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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