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Article: England look to batting specialists
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 8, 1996
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David Lloyd is a refreshingly innovative coach, but even he
could not rescue England's practice session yesterday as the
unlikely combination of rain and catering thwarted proceedings both
outdoors and in.
With play in the second Test due to start this morning, any
serious last- minute practice against bowling machines unleashing
swinging yorkers had to be abandoned in favour of digging out
wobbling chocolate mousses destined for today's corporate boxes.
As ever, Lloyd was quick to play down the fiasco of Yorkshire's
indoor cricket school being given over to providing the food for
corporate hospitality. "It's a world apart to go indoors at this
time of the season," he said at yesterday's ...