For Dungford and Higgs
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regarding the importance of tour matches to the players. Specific
example, 1986-87 Ashes.
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A more immediate problem was England's play in the warm-up games. They
were beaten by Queensland and outplayed by Western Australia.
Allan Border (Australia captain):
England's early form was below par. On the other hand, Australia's
preparation had been pretty good - we'd drawn a series in India - and
we fancied our chances.
Botham:
The first three or four weeks we were playing against Western
Australian young farmers and the crop-sprayers of Queensland. I found
that pretty hard to get motivated, and as a consequence we got
hammered.
Broad:
I soon realised that the senior players didn't take these games too
seriously. They were acclimatising to the wine and the socialising.
Gower:
Personally, the first month of that tour was a nightmare. It felt like
the worst build-up to any tour a side could have had. I exaggerate
only slightly when I say that the top four had single-figure
averages.
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-Samarth [ fun holiday reading ].
Andrew Dunford
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This was a very 80s approach. In the 1970s everything was taken much more
seriously.
Andrew
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Ah, I suppose India were a tad progressive in their outlook then, by
adopting the 80s approach in 1979 itself.
-Samarth.
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India have always been ahead of the bunch, hence their regular N0.1
ranking in Tests
Higgs
Andrew Dunford
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And besides, you might be in the provision USA T20 squad, but there's two of
us and Ken took 1536 first-class wickets.
Andrew