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Bopara, Shah accused of playing to keep their England places | Indian origin England Batsman Ravi Bopara and his teammate Owais Shah have been accused of playing for
their places rather than for the team, as the team trails Australia 0-3 in the
seven match ODI series. Gloucestershire coach John Bracewell, who is the game's
most sought-after one-day theorists, questioned the tactics applied by Bopara
and Shah. "I don't think that either Bopara or Shah are playing to the talent
that got them selected," The Telegraph quoted Bracewell, as saying. "They're playing
for their places. And I think they're playing with too much responsibility on
batting for too long. They should be getting as many as they can as quickly as
they can for as long as they can. It's as simple as that. "They look as though
they're trying to build an innings and through that they're missing opportunities
and applying pressure to their own team," he said. "When you analyse their individual
skills they're a pretty good team. But I don't think they play to a selfless pattern.
I think they play to a reselection pattern. If I do all right today I'll get picked
tomorrow," Bracewell added. Bracewell believes that England's conservative batting
has allowed Australia to seize the initiative in this series. If it is to be wrested
back, he argues, Andrew Strauss and his men need to "take a punt" whether that
means using their power play earlier in the innings or rethinking their whole
approach to batting. |
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