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Cricket: England needs to dig deep against the Windies
“That target was tricky and there was a time when we were under a bit of pressure and Alastair Cook and Ian Bell dealt with that very well, and that’s very important,” said Strauss.
“There were some really good performances from our side.
“Obviously Stuart Broad bowled exceptionally well, most of the batters got a score in the game, so I think we’re feeling in pretty good form heading into this match.
“But as I said before, we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, it’s going to be very hard work this week, and matches here are always hard fought.”
While England ponder whether to alter their seam attack, after all-rounder Tim Bresnan managed just one for 144 at Lord’s, the West Indies will be forced into at least one change.
Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, who took four wickets on debut at Lord’s, was subsequently ruled out of the rest of the series with a back injury.
His absence could see the return of fellow quick Ravi Rampaul, who would have played at Lord’s but for a neck problem.
