Adelaide, Nov. 30: England want to capitalise on the lingering fatigue of Australia’s bowlers in this week’s second Adelaide Ashes Test, coach Andy Flower said on Tuesday. There are only three days of recovery time between the drawn Gabba Test which ended Monday and the renewal of hostilities on Friday at the Adelaide Oval.
England go into the Test with the momentum after fighting back from a 221-run innings deficit to grind down the Australian bowling attack over 152 overs and 10-and-a-half hours to draw the Brisbane opener. Flower said the Adelaide Test would provide the chance to follow it through against wearied opponents.
“I think in reality, yes, that is the case,” Flower told reporters. “Ideally you want to move on as quickly as possible whether you’ve done well or poorly in the last match, but obviously there is fatigue for some of the bowlers after long spells. Confidence, or lack thereof, is passed from one match to the next. So yes, there is definitely a connection there,” Flower said.