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Champions Trophy: Brian Lara backs ‘ODI-oriented’ England to win title
- Updated: May 26, 2017
Brian Lara
London: Former West Indies captain Brian Lara has sloping England to win a Champions Trophy commencement subsequent week. While unhappy not to be examination a West Indies in movement during this year’s tournament, Lara, who led his nation to Champions Trophy excellence in 2004, insists England have what it takes to go all a approach on home soil.
“The ICC Champions Trophy was always one of a high points of my career, generally personification in a final during The Oval in 2004,” pronounced Lara. “I know that this year’s contest is going to be bigger and improved than ever, so it¿s going to be an overwhelming knowledge for a fans and us former cricketers to see who is going to lift a trophy. “I consider in these conditions, England will be my organisation favourites. After losing out to a West Indies in a World T20, we demeanour during a group now and they have some sparkling players.
“England, in a past, would have maybe an Ian Botham or a (Andrew) Flintoff, though now we can demeanour during a whole group and it’s unequivocally one-day cricket oriented. “Today, we demeanour during a England group and we have got players personification in a IPL, and players who are startling with both a bat and ball.” England will flog off their Champions Trophy opposite Bangladesh during The Oval, anticipating to make justification for their 2013 debate in that they mislaid out to India in a final by 5 runs.
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Former England batsman Trott was a member of that patrol who only missed out on success during Edgbaston, but, like Lara, is assured a 2017 group can right a wrongs of years left by. “It would have been so good to have won a final in 2013, we still have a few nightmares about that, though hopefully this group can go all a way,” he said. “I remember there being such a good vibe in 2013. The English crowds are so shrill and can be intimidating. “England have got a home advantage and they can use that, though there are some good teams around a universe in good form, so it’s going to be a unequivocally engaging competition. “England have been personification some unequivocally good cricket both home and away, though we don¿t indispensably consider there’s most vigour on them.
“There’s maybe a feeling that it’s about time to win a one-day tournament, that would be unequivocally nice, and they have been going good in a T20 foe as well. They will be going into a Champions Trophy with some good form and some good momentum,” he added.
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