Flower keeps a cool head

"It's worked out okay. But you don't want to go overboard," England coach Andy Flower said.

"Three days ago, we were bowled out for 300," he said.

"If we hadn't bowled them out for 160 in the first 'dig' you'd be saying very different things."

"It's great, and we're very proud of ourselves," he insists, quietly.

"Leeds was quite a blow. It was a bit of a shock playing like that," he admits.

"But we got together after that game, before we all dispersed, and talked about it. I think we needed to get some closure on that game there and then, before we all disappeared to various parts of the country.

"The guys had a good look at themselves, and you could see the commitment and determination that they brought to the final Test."

"I think the guys will be fine," he believes.

"They're pretty mature, and they haven't got time to rest on their laurels.

"There is strong competition for places, so there's no place for complacency."

"As a player, you do get highs from your own personal performance and obviously also the team's," he concedes.

"As a coach, it's exactly the same - except you're a hell of a lot more nervous, because you can't do anything physically about it; you're just sitting there, watching, all the time."

"I just went for a half-hour run up and down the river a little - I needed to get out," he explained.

"Some of the guys on their way to the office were shouting 'well done' and that sort of stuff. It was brilliant."

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