Rain upsets England warm-up plans
Sunday, 7 December 2008
Coach Peter Moores is worried about England's preparations for the re-arranged Test series in India after rain disrupted training in Abu Dhabi, reports BBC.
Bad weather led to the cancellation of Saturday morning nets at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, prompting Moores to admit practice had been "compromised".
He also says his players need to get themselves in the right mental shape.
"We have been playing one-day cricket for a long time and we need to get ready for Test cricket," he said.
England have set up a training camp in Abu Dhabi while they wait to discover if the two-Test series will go ahead following the Mumbai terror attacks.
Moores says the arrangement is not ideal but wants his team to start focusing on the first Test in Chennai, which starts on 11 December.
"We are practising in the wrong country but the lads are in good spirits," he said. "We cannot use that compromise as an excuse for poor performance.
"Mentally, everyone has to assume we are going. It's about getting your skills ready to go as a batter or a bowler.
"It's such a quick turnaround now, so the lads have got to get themselves together really quickly if they are going to be ready."
Senior England officials have travelled to India to assess security at Chennai.
Bad weather led to the cancellation of Saturday morning nets at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, prompting Moores to admit practice had been "compromised".
He also says his players need to get themselves in the right mental shape.
"We have been playing one-day cricket for a long time and we need to get ready for Test cricket," he said.
England have set up a training camp in Abu Dhabi while they wait to discover if the two-Test series will go ahead following the Mumbai terror attacks.
Moores says the arrangement is not ideal but wants his team to start focusing on the first Test in Chennai, which starts on 11 December.
"We are practising in the wrong country but the lads are in good spirits," he said. "We cannot use that compromise as an excuse for poor performance.
"Mentally, everyone has to assume we are going. It's about getting your skills ready to go as a batter or a bowler.
"It's such a quick turnaround now, so the lads have got to get themselves together really quickly if they are going to be ready."
Senior England officials have travelled to India to assess security at Chennai.