Read fears England axe
Thursday, April 8, 2004
LONDON, England (AFP): England wicket-keeper
Chris Read believes his place in the Test team will be in jeopardy if his
record as a batsman does not improve. "I know
I am not doing my job with the bat. I just hope I'll be given a few more
chances," said Read who will be looking to improve his figures as England go
for a 4-0 whitewash against the West Indies when the final Test gets underway
in Antigua on Saturday. "I know I've got the
ability to score big runs. It's just that I haven't been able to prove it,"
Read told the BBC.
The Nottinghamshire player, who is under his
pressure for his place from Geraint Jones, has managed just 162 runs in 11
Test innings since being recalled following Alec Stewart's retirement.
England coach Duncan Fletcher said Read had
been given "quite a good run in there."
He added: "It's an area we might have to
look at, even though his keeping has been very good."
Jones scored almost 900 runs for Kent last
summer and made 66 against a Carib Beer XI in Barbados last month - his only
appearance on the current tour to the West Indies.
"Geraint has kept very well in the three-day
game in Sri Lanka and he did well in the three-day game here," admitted
Fletcher. "He got a 60-odd, batted very well
and looked pretty impressive."
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