da dobrowin: England captain Nasser Hussain has been awarded an OBE in the New YearHonours List, announced today
da leao: Ralph Dellor31-Dec-2001England captain Nasser Hussain has been awarded an OBE in the New YearHonours List, announced today.Hussain took over the captaincy at one of the low points of English cricket,after the 1999 World Cup. He was unable to turn things around immediatelybut, with the not to be underrated assistance of coach Duncan Fletcher,Hussain has been responsible for a definite resurgence in England’s Testperformances.He was in charge when England achieved four consecutive series wins, againstZimbabwe and West Indies at home and then Pakistan and Sri Lanka away. TheAshes campaign against Australia last summer was a huge disappointment butthen, with a seriously depleted team, Hussain’s England gave a good accountof themselves in narrowly losing to India in the recently completed series.The OBE announcement comes at a time when reports suggest that Hussain mightbe considering standing down from the captaincy after the 2003 World Cup inSouth Africa. Should he lead England to success in that competition, or inthe Ashes series in Australia that precedes it, he might reasonably expectanother visit to Buckingham Palace.One other cricketing personality features in the Honours List. FormerEngland captain Tony Lewis is appointed a CBE at the age of 63 for servicesto broadcasting, Wales and cricket among other sports.






