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 | |  Sunday, 23 December, 2001, 07:07 GMT Hussain salutes new breed  Flintoff produced a four-star performance England captain Nasser Hussain looked forward to the future after a disappointing end to the three-Test series against India. England lost the series 1-0, after an opening Test defeat in Mohali followed by two draws in Ahmedabad and Bangalore. "I thought we played good cricket during the last 10 days," said Hussain after the final Test was abandoned due to poor conditions. "They learnt more in the last four to five weeks than they had done over the past year."
"The young lads, like Richard Dawson, James Foster and Matthew Hoggard deserve special credit," he added. A slightly more experienced bowler in the England ranks, Andrew Flintoff, collected the man-of-the-match award for figures of four for 50 during India's first innings. The Lancashire all-rounder seemed surprised at the decision to award him the honour.
"It was a bit of a shock. I certainly didn't expect it," he said. "I didn't get too many runs in the match, but at least I grabbed four wickets." Hussain added: "Losing 1-0 you don't crack open the champagne but I am very pleased with the way this young side played. "I was pretty chuffed how we started out in Mohali on the first day of a Test series, being 200 for three, and we have played well throughout if you take out two hours where we batted abysmally. "The biggest gain for me is the team morale and spirit we have built in India. "Hopefully now with the senior players included it gives us 18, 19 or 20 names to choose from. "What people will find is that a six-week tour of India is irreplaceable in terms of experience for young players. I am proud of them." Meanwhile, the Sunday Mirror reports that Graham Thorpe aims to settle his personal problems in time for the New Zealand phase of the winter tour. But the paper adds that he may not be ready in time for the January one-day series in India. | |
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