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| October 28, 2006 | Saturday | Shawwal 4, 1427 |
England playing for pride today
AHMEDABAD, Oct 27: England captain Andrew Flintoff says his out-of-contention side has pride at stake against a resurgent West Indies in their final Champions Trophy league match here on Saturday.
England, beaten by the West Indies in the Champions Trophy final at home in 2004, failed to make it to the semi-finals this time after losing to India and Australia in the four-team group.
The West Indies advanced to the semi-finals after beating India on Thursday for their second successive victory in Group A.
“Obviously, we want to finish the tournament with a victory,” Flintoff told reporters on Friday.
“We will play for pride and pride is the strong thing to play for. We want to win the game, especially in India. The West Indies may be through, but we want to put up a good show and like to go home with a win.”
Flintoff said nothing had so far gone right for his team in the tournament and they were keen on winning ahead of the important Ashes series in Australia next month.
“We have not performed in this tournament, so we need to perform tomorrow.”
West Indies skipper Brian Lara said his team would not take a winless England lightly.
“I am sure they are going to come and play for pride now as they are out of the tournament,” he said.—AFP
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