[Sham]

because England has a much more classical approach to Test cricket. They have lots of patience, the the very thing that worked against Pakistan won't work against England.

Those of you who got to watch the games against Pakistan know that our bowlers didn't do anything special. Not even Rafiq. We just reaped the benefits of bowling tightly and exerting pressure. All the Pakistanis are impulsive stroke players, Umar, Hamid, Hafeez, even Inzi and Youhana lose it after a while. But the English won't be worried about strike rates, they will bat out for long periods. So, while crazyisland is right that we can't go in being negative, we have to figure out what exactly we will do against England.

Pakistan to England is not a natural transition. They are very different teams with very different types of players. Pakistanis are wonderful stroke players, but they are also temperamental and don't like getting bogged down. The English won't play that many strokes but they sure as hell won't lose their wickets because they got frustrated! The important thing is to do our homework and plan well.



[Edited on 3-10-2003 by Sham]