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Fletcher repulses

AFP, London
England coach Duncan Fletcher has said criticisms of his management style by Geoffrey Boycott were a "combination of the curious and unfair" after the former Test opener accused him of "destroying" county cricket.
Clearly stung, Fletcher whose position has come under increasing scrutiny in recent times took the unusual step of writing a column in Thursday's Daily Telegraph the same British broadsheet newspaper where Boycott berated the former Zimbabwe captain Monday.
Boycott said that Fletcher, by taking James Anderson out of county cricket was denying the 21-year-old Lancashire quick the
chance to bowl himself into form in the way that England fast bowlers of his era such as Fred Trueman had done.
But Fletcher said Anderson had "played non-stop county cricket up to the first Test against Zimbabwe".
He added: "With the volume of cricket coming up, he needed time to rest and recuperate.
He also tackled Boycott's assertions that he had "brainwashed" former captain Nasser Hussain and was himself an "invisible coach".
"Hussain is a strong-minded individual and perfectly capable of making his own mind up in cricketing matters. In fact I think Nasser brainwashes me at times!
"Boycott also criticised my management style, suggesting that I am not 'fronting up' or being 'seen to help'.
"I do not seek to be high-profile,
whether we win or lose, but prefer an active, thoughtful and levelheaded behind-the-scenes management role."
Boycott was dismissive of England's decision to employ Australian Troy Cooley, who had an undistinguished first-class career with Tasmania, as a bowling coach and said that when it came to the batting the team should consult him or fellow England great Graham Gooch.
"Great players don't necessarily make great coaches," Fletcher said. "I never saw Troy Cooley bowl, but I know he is a fine bowling coach and he came highly recommended by Rod Marsh who has played a lot of Test cricket.
"As for a batting coach, I like to think I have made an impact here,"
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Fletcher, formerly in charge at English county Glamorgan and South Africa's Western Province added.
"Players have certainly improved their success rate against the world's best spinners," said Fletcher, a claim backed up by both Hussain and Alec Stewart, two players who have always acknowledged Boycott's help with their batting.
England who have won just two of their last eight Test series under Fletcher are currently 1-0 down in their five Test campaign against South Africa ahead of Thursday's third match at Trent Bridge.
But Fletcher said he deserved to be judged on his overall record. "Throughout the whole of the 1990s, before I took over in 1999, the England team won seven Test series.
"Since the South Africa tour in 1999, when I took over, we have won six series and suffered four series defeats. Two of those were against Australia, acclaimed as one of the best sides in history, and one against India away."