Ashes 2013/14

[villan from luton]

To be fair if they dropped all those who deserved it, they would need people to fly over there. Time for the likes of Root to show they can cope with real pressure and Pietersen and Prior to fecking perform or go forth and multiply

Whats the point if your captain looks so scared when batting.There are so many holes in his batting it's getting embarrassing.

They have got at him and it has had an effect I think. Carberry again there was a terrible stroke in this situation. Put a couple of quid on him as top scorer, it is looking good at the minute lol

[hilts_coolerking]

It worked in 81.

Yes, and if we had a genius like Brearley waiting in the wings I'd agree with you.  But sadly we don't.  Who are the alternatives?  Bell?  KP?  Prior?

Needs to be somebody from outside the squad just like 81.Anyway it isn't going to happen but Gooch must go at the end of this tour.

Just thinking about that, you'd have to say a replacement would have to be a current county captain, almost certainly from Division 1.  So that means:

Durham - Paul Collingwood (retired from internationals)
Lancs - Glen Chapple (40 years old)
Middlesex - Chris Rogers (Aussie)
Northants - Alex Wakely
Notts - Chris Read (35 years old)
Somerset - Marcus Trescothick (retired from internationals / 38 years old)
Sussex - Ed Joyce (now Irish again)
Warwicks - Jim Troughton (34 years old)
Yorkshire - Andrew Gale

So four are eligible and of those two have been tried and discarded at international level.  Which leaves Alex Wakely, who has been playing in Div 2 most of his career and averages less than 30 with the bat, and Andrew Gale. 

[PGW]

We'll get Bears to sack Troughton and then appoint Varun Chopra as captain!!!!

Whom i rate as a captain after watching him closely last season. Very positive.

[bertlambshank]

It worked in 81.

Yes, and if we had a genius like Brearley waiting in the wings I'd agree with you.  But sadly we don't.  Who are the alternatives?  Bell?  KP?  Prior?

Needs to be somebody from outside the squad just like 81.Anyway it isn't going to happen but Gooch must go at the end of this tour.

Just thinking about that, you'd have to say a replacement would have to be a current county captain, almost certainly from Division 1.  So that means:

Durham - Paul Collingwood (retired from internationals)
Lancs - Glen Chapple (40 years old)
Middlesex - Chris Rogers (Aussie)
Northants - Alex Wakely
Notts - Chris Read (35 years old)
Somerset - Marcus Trescothick (retired from internationals / 38 years old)
Sussex - Ed Joyce (now Irish again)
Warwicks - Jim Troughton (34 years old)
Yorkshire - Andrew Gale

So four are eligible and of those two have been tried and discarded at international level.  Which leaves Alex Wakely, who has been playing in Div 2 most of his career and averages less than 30 with the bat, and Andrew Gale. 

Mike Brearley was 40 in 1981,age isn't a problem.

[hilts_coolerking]

We'll get Bears to sack Troughton and then appoint Varun Chopra as captain!!!!

Whom i rate as a captain after watching him closely last season. Very positive.

Chopra is not a bad long term shout actually, but he needs to a) be county captain, and b) get into the Test side first.  I think he was on the Lions tour this winter and had a bit of a mare.  He can bat long, which is good, and is an excellent slipper too, but at the moment he tends to be a bit feast or famine.  Time on his side though.

The problem for him may be that when Troughton calls it a day Ian Bell could well have retired from Tests and he's said he'd love to captain Warwicks in the twilight of his career.

[hilts_coolerking]

Mike Brearley was 40 in 1981,age isn't a problem.

It's not going to happen.

[villan from luton]

Just put a few quid on Root getting over 32, what a twit

[hilts_coolerking]

Johnson coming back on.  Here we goo.

[villan from luton]

keep cool coolerking

[hilts_coolerking]

On the last tour to Australia I remember thinking what a lovely ground Adelaide was.  It looks like a concrete shithole now.

[PGW]

Just put a few quid on Root getting over 32, what a twit

Must be getting nervous by now....26

[villan from luton]

Just put a few quid on Root getting over 32, what a twit

Must be getting nervous by now....26

I fell asleep lol, the winnings will just about buy me a beer lol.

[villan from luton]

Come on Root, make me a few more quid, had good day on Derby and then Spuds

[PGW]

Just put a few quid on Root getting over 32, what a twit

Must be getting nervous by now....26

I fell asleep lol, the winnings will just about buy me a beer lol.

Well thats it he has his 32...go on and put a 1 in front of it!!!

[PGW]

Fcuk this i'm off to bed...at least this pair have tried to put some runs together but i need some kip to be fit and well for the big game later today