Test Series offers England new Optimism

With the test series against New Zealand on the horizon, England have got to start winning as they begin preparations to regain the ashes in 2009.

After losing out in the one day format, England will be hoping the change to the test format of cricket will enable them to get back to winning ways.

That is the view of Captain Michael Vaughan and as I have been looking at other Cricket blogs I have found this is the general consensus amongst many cricket fans.

Although the ashes are a long way away, many of the blogs which I found believed England have got to find consistency within their team selection if they are to be successful, and this is emphasised by Jonathan Agnew in his blog.


England will be hoping of repaet scenes in the next ashes tour.

The reason why many believe England should win is because of the lack of quality in the New Zealand ranks. In the blog the corridor, he like Agnew believes the Indian Premier League has left the New Zealand with a lack of quality in their bowling attack with Shane Bond swapping international cricket for the money spinning Premier League.

Overall, this test series offers the perfect chance for Engand to get back to wining ways, and a convincing win will no doubt boost their confidence, but if they are to succeed in the future consistency within team selection is vitally important, otherwise the team are unlikely to progess to the standard needed to reagin the ashes.