The England bowling coach will miss the first Test against Pakistan after deciding to take part in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
“ Harmison, Hoggard and Flintoff weren’t available so we went with what we think is a really exciting, varied attack,” came the reply.since retiring from international cricket in July? His input has been invaluable since then. Yet his decision to play in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on the Old Course at St Andrews means he won’t arrive in Multan until day two of the opening Test on Tuesday.
“The communication’s there and we look forward to him joining us and bringing a little bit more enthusiasm talking us through his golf swing. But he’s doing a great job. It’s a really impressive development from him to go from playing to be in a position where he’s delivering so much for us. “I think if he was at home with his family I’d question whether anyone would have any problems with it. But because he’s playing golf there’s some uncertainty around it.”Golf has become such a way of life for England’s players under McCullum that every time one of the few non-golfers gets dropped –It isn’t just the Test squad though.
But with temperatures ratcheting up above 40°C from the weekend, might the players’ golfing be restricted in the build-up to next week’s second Test at the same venue?
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