England must prepare their batsmen to handle different types of pitches and not just complain about unfamiliar tracks if they are to be more consistent overseas, spinner Jack Leach has said. "We need to challenge people to be better at cricket rather than complain about pitches," left-arm spinner Leach, who missed the first two tests, told British media. Leach, who has honed his skills on a Taunton pitch that offers turn, picked up 18 wickets as England completed a 3-0 sweep at Sri Lanka last November. However, the 27-year-old said England had a tendency to view spinning wickets negatively. "So as much as I think spinning pitches are important, playing on flat ones, too.

Source: dna February 07, 2019 16:41 UTC