Playing Smart Is Our Twenty20 Vision ; Glo'sters Can Succeed Without Big Stars

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THERE is no doubt events at the recent Twenty20 World Cup will influence the English counties and give rise to new trends in this year's Friends Provident t20 competition.

Although the short format has been firmly established in both the domestic and international programmes for some years, the game continues to evolve and we saw a number of typically bold tactical initiatives in the Caribbean. As always, county coaches and captains will look to learn from the tournament and, in my opinion, we can all benefit from the example set by the England team.

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Playing Smart Is Our Twenty20 Vision ; Glo'sters Can Succeed Without Big Stars

I thought England played really smart cricket, attacking hard early on, rotating the strike cleverly in the middle part of the innings and then hitting boundaries to finish the game at the death.

But I was most impressed b...

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