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Stop
living in the past, says England skipper Hussain
Leeds,
August 15: England
must stop living on their past glories, captain Nasser Hussain
warned on the eve of the fourth Ashes test on Wednesday. Hussain,
back to lead the team after being sidelined for the past two tests
with a fractured finger, told a press conference: "There's
elements of English cricket looking back to 1981.
You always come back to your glory days but we have to be careful we
don't do that. "That's all gone. We must look forward."
England, who beat Australia at Headingley in 1981 in a historic
match after being forced to follow on, have already lost the current
series after losing the first three matches of the five-Test series.
They have not won the Ashes since 1986-87. Hussain said he was
bitterly disappointed to have missed most of the series but added:
"I'm definitely fit. The finger is fine, the mind is
fine."
He said he would have liked to have had more time to play warm-up
matches after launching his comeback last week but added: "I
have had three or four first-class innings this season — but I
have to come back and get stuck in.
We realise as a team we are letting ourselves down a bit. "We
have competed against other teams but not against the Australians.
That's the biggest regret.
Another Ashes series is gone but we can't just give up. It's time to
get the ball rolling again. "We have 10 very important days
coming up, that are no less important than what has gone
before."
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