Flower set for new challenge

England coach aims to turn the tables on Pakistan.ENGLAND coach Andy Flower insists he is relishing the challenge of arresting his side’s current slump in form.

Thursday, February 09, 2012

England coach aims to turn the tables on Pakistan.

ENGLAND coach Andy Flower insists he is relishing the challenge of arresting his side’s current slump in form.Following a 3-0 Test drubbing, England’s limited-overs specialists must now somehow tame Pakistan’s spinners in four one-day internationals and three Twenty20s.Flower is under no illusion about the obvious difficulties which await a 15-man squad containing seven of those so soundly beaten over the past three weeks - and another two who had to sit and watch it happen at close quarters."This’ll be a really challenging series for us,” he said."In our last one-day series in sub-continental conditions, we lost badly [5-0] to India."The batsmen are lower in confidence after the Test series against this type of bowling, so it will be a serious challenge for us.