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Langer's verdict on England:
"England players work hard on shining the ball after the lacquer is gone. They use Murray mints religiously to get it to shine up.
"English cricketers are great frontrunners. Because of the way they are programmed, they will be up when things are going well but they will taper off quickly if you wear them down in all apartments [sic]. Because they play so much cricket, as soon as it gets a bit hard you just have to watch their body language and see how fat and lazy they get. You can show this up by running hard between the wickets and pressurising them in the field. They are the best in the world at tapering off quickly when things go a bit flat for them. This is also a time when most of them make all sorts of excuses and start looking around to point the finger at everyone else. It is a classic English trait.
"They love being comfortable. Take them out of their comfort zone and they don’t like it for a second."
Langer's verdict on the players:
Andrew Strauss: "A very solid character and excellent bloke. His weakness is possibly his conservative approach. He will tend to take the safer options in most cases. Batting, he can be cramped up just outside the off stump."
Alistair Cook: "Doesn’t move his right leg towards the ball. Get him cover driving and he won’t score and will also look vulnerable in the slips and gully position."
Ravi Bopara: "He is a bit of a street fighter who is sure to wind the boys up by his strutting around. He thrives on the chat and talk. I would leave him alone and just bowl at him rather than letting our egos take away our focus."
Matt Prior: "I would definitely bowl wide to him. He loves to score and will go hard. He scores a lot of runs to third man. I would chip away at him about his wicketkeeping and the pressure he is under to perform with the gloves on. I am not sure he actually likes keeping that much and from all accounts he has a massive ego."
Freddie Flintoff: "For the batsmen who haven’t faced him it takes time to get used to his pace and bounce. He has to be worn down and, as we know, is the key to their attack with James Anderson."
James Anderson: "Can swing the ball well but again can be a bit of a pussy if he is worn down. His body language could be detrimental to them if we get on top of him early."
Graeme Swann: "Another who is sure to wind us up with his ego and body language. I am not sure he likes short-pitched bowling. His bowling is on a par with Nathan Hauritz and he takes a lot of his wickets with balls that don’t spin much."
Langer's verdict on England:
"England players work hard on shining the ball after the lacquer is gone. They use Murray mints religiously to get it to shine up.
"English cricketers are great frontrunners. Because of the way they are programmed, they will be up when things are going well but they will taper off quickly if you wear them down in all apartments [sic]. Because they play so much cricket, as soon as it gets a bit hard you just have to watch their body language and see how fat and lazy they get. You can show this up by running hard between the wickets and pressurising them in the field. They are the best in the world at tapering off quickly when things go a bit flat for them. This is also a time when most of them make all sorts of excuses and start looking around to point the finger at everyone else. It is a classic English trait.
"They love being comfortable. Take them out of their comfort zone and they don’t like it for a second."
Langer's verdict on the players:
Andrew Strauss: "A very solid character and excellent bloke. His weakness is possibly his conservative approach. He will tend to take the safer options in most cases. Batting, he can be cramped up just outside the off stump."
Alistair Cook: "Doesn’t move his right leg towards the ball. Get him cover driving and he won’t score and will also look vulnerable in the slips and gully position."
Ravi Bopara: "He is a bit of a street fighter who is sure to wind the boys up by his strutting around. He thrives on the chat and talk. I would leave him alone and just bowl at him rather than letting our egos take away our focus."
Matt Prior: "I would definitely bowl wide to him. He loves to score and will go hard. He scores a lot of runs to third man. I would chip away at him about his wicketkeeping and the pressure he is under to perform with the gloves on. I am not sure he actually likes keeping that much and from all accounts he has a massive ego."
Freddie Flintoff: "For the batsmen who haven’t faced him it takes time to get used to his pace and bounce. He has to be worn down and, as we know, is the key to their attack with James Anderson."
James Anderson: "Can swing the ball well but again can be a bit of a pussy if he is worn down. His body language could be detrimental to them if we get on top of him early."
Graeme Swann: "Another who is sure to wind us up with his ego and body language. I am not sure he likes short-pitched bowling. His bowling is on a par with Nathan Hauritz and he takes a lot of his wickets with balls that don’t spin much."
