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Tuesday, 13 December 2005 |
England captain Marcus Trescothick doesn't agree about sleep deprivation
England captain Marcus Trescothick has played down the worries of
former player Geoff Boycott that sleep deprivation caused their one-day
defeat to Pakistan.
Players stayed up late before the match in Lahore to see Andrew
Flintoff win the BBC Sports Personality of the year award, and this
drew criticism from Geoff Boycott.
"It's not ideal preparation, but we're all professional enough to understand the situation," said Marcus Trescothick.
"We knew well in advance what we were having to do last night."
Geoff Boycott was surprised that the team had interrupted their usual sleep patterns.
"If England had been playing a one-dayer against Australia, would they have stayed up then?" Geoff Boycott asked.
"If you're playing a big match you shouldn't be breaking your sleep. Do they not regard Pakistan as a threat?"
England lost Monday's match by seven wickets after notching up just 230.
And Andrew Flintoff, who had to stay up until past 0300 local time to
receive his award, failed to score with the bat and took 1-30 in eight
overs.
England's only batting successes were by Liam Plunkett (56) and Vikram
Solanki (39), both of whom hadn't watched the television coverage.
Geoff Boycott said: "It's not the best preparation. It's not what I feel is right.
"I'm sure the players will all put their hands up and say it didn't affect them, but how the hell do they know?
"The two guys who went to bed and had eight hours sleep batted very well."
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