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| |  Saturday, 6 July, 2002, 16:42 GMT 17:42 UK Hussain asked to stay at helm Hussain and Fletcher have lost three of 10 Test series England coach Duncan Fletcher wants Nasser Hussain to stay on as captain beyond the 2003 World Cup. Hussain has previously hinted that he might stand down following next year's tournament in South Africa. But Fletcher, whose own England contract expires in September 2003, said: "I would be keen to persuade Nasser to carry on. "He's done a great job and I enjoy working with him and we pair off well because we have different ways of working."
The pair have worked together since England's tour of South Africa in 1999/2000. Under their leadership England won four successive Test series against Zimbabwe, West Indies, Pakistan and Sri Lanka two years ago and have only lost three of their last 10 Test campaigns. Hussain has captained in 33 of his 72 Tests, winning 13, with 10 losses. Going into Sunday's one-day international against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford, he has won 21 of his 37 matches at the helm of the limited-overs side, 26 of which have been overseas. "It's all very well leading the side if you're winning, but when you're struggling with a developing team it is a very difficult job," former Zimbabwe skipper Fletcher admitted. Non-stop "I don't know if Nasser can be persuaded to carry on because he makes his own mind up and I don't think people appreciate just how much stress there is as captain or coach of England. "It's an incredibly difficult job and you don't get a break.
Fletcher pointed to a paucity of credible candidates to take over the job. "I still think it's too early for the guys we have waiting to do his job," he went on. "Players like Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick still have to develop their game." Fletcher admitted that a good Ashes series in Australia or success in the World Cup that follows soon afterwards could see Hussain staying on. "You don't know how he's going to feel in six months' time after the World Cup," he explained. "He could be totally drained or if England are successful, he may want to carry on." | |
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