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It should of course not be three Tests at all but five. When the current future tours programme was drawn up, burner 2.0 fersEngland-South Africa series were granted icon status. Immediately England toured South Africa and played four. G20 FersThat it is only three now is a cricketing scandal in the broader sense but has its roots in expedience and reciprocity. Instead of England (and Australia) going into the next World Cup as bereft as they were at the last, on the back of an Ashes series and lengthy ODI series, taylormade burner fersthe cycle of Ashes matches will be broken and, for 2015, England's efforts in the lead-up to the tournament will be exclusively ODI based, including a series in Australia, the host country. For this there has to be reciprocity, hence the series this summer. To enhance England's World Cup chances something had to give now and regrettably it was what ought to be one of the hardest fought series in this country for years.
In terms of Test cricket England might with some justification regard the winter results as a blip rather than a trend. Burner 2.0 Inadequately prepared in the UAE through a combination of essential rest beforehand and a lack of real intensity in the opposition in the warm-up matches, Ping G20 Fers
they still ought to have won the series. Instead they were totally let down by what was almost a perfect batting storm in which everyone appeared to fail at the same time. The batsmen can expect to recover, although failures for Strauss will always appear magnified now, and the bowling, in depth, will remain of the highest class.
Assuming Strauss recovers his abilities, then they need only to find a consistent No6. The West Indies series is a big opportunity for Jonny Bairstow. West Indies should be beaten comfortably and by G20 Hybride
the widest margin if the weather holds sufficiently. South Africa will be closer to call but England should win that too, given home advantage.
Beyond T20, in which they will be one of the favourites to retain their title in Sri Lanka at the end of September, taylormade burner 2.0 fersthere is less cause for optimism in the short form of the game. The Indian experience was a chastening one, albeit in conditions unlike those they will encounter in Australia and New Zealand. Ping G20 Hybride
Ping HybrideThis summer yet another rebuilding process will begin, the drive to find a robust opening partnership to take full advantage of the first power play, to find and nurture allrounders and ultimately to give them all as much playing experience as possible so that by the time the World Cup arrives they are at least on the way to being seasoned ODI cricketers throughout.
