Paul Farbrace credits Andrew Strauss for England's one-day revival
Sunday 13 September 2015 14:44, UK
Paul Farbrace believes a change of focus under managing director Andrew Strauss has been key to England's one-day revival since the World Cup farce.
After bombing spectacularly at the tournament under Peter Moores, England rang the changes at the top, with Farbrace taking caretaker charge following Moores' departure before continuing as assistant to new head coach Trevor Bayliss.
The limited-overs teams have since enjoyed a promising summer, beating both New Zealand and Australia in the Twenty20 format while seeing off the Black Caps 3-2 in a thrilling ODI series.
And Eoin Morgan's side are now one game away from completing a fine comeback series win over Australia, with the fifth and final one-dayer at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Farbrace said Strauss was very quick to ensure one-day cricket was given equal prominence to the Test game on his appointment.
"Straussy has made it very clear that one-day cricket is as important as Test cricket," he said.
"He said that right from the start. He likes the idea of having a clear line between Test and one-day cricket and having a bigger squad of players.
"When a Test match finishes, players aren't just thinking about changing the ball and the colour of the kit...we've actually got people coming into the one-day squad who are desperate to do well.
"What will happen is that some people will come into one-day cricket and do really well and might get themselves into the Test side. But we're not using one-day cricket as a vehicle for Test cricket.
"One-day cricket is being treated in isolation to Test cricket."
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