The Cricket Thread 2016

[PaulWinch again]

Yep indeed it's a shambles. It's also very odd that Strauss offered Pietersen a one day advisory role if he doesn't trust him.

In any case moving on from the Pietersen issue. I like the fact that Root has been appointed vice captain, but I'm not really sure how Cook continues to survive through our poor performance. I hope we get Gillespie in to shake things up a bit. Hopefully Strauss will make bold decisions moving forward.

[Dr Butler]

Yep indeed it's a shambles. It's also very odd that Strauss offered Pietersen a one day advisory role if he doesn't trust him.

In any case moving on from the Pietersen issue. I like the fact that Root has been appointed vice captain, but I'm not really sure how Cook continues to survive through our poor performance. I hope we get Gillespie in to shake things up a bit. Hopefully Strauss will make bold decisions moving forward.

maybe Strauss was asking KP as to see what his commitment and attitude would be to helping the ODI squad, as to letting him back into the England fold...

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The Doc

[Monty]

I think Root will be ok, he comes across as having the right character and also he's got a good cricket brain. Most importantly he bats in the middle order and that makes a huge difference. It means he can separate what he does with the bat from what he does in the field.

Perhaps. Vaughan was middle-order, though, and had the best cricket brain of his generation (why they appointed Strauss and not him to this new role is beyond me), and the captaincy still drove down his average.

[Villan For Life]

I think Root will be ok, he comes across as having the right character and also he's got a good cricket brain. Most importantly he bats in the middle order and that makes a huge difference. It means he can separate what he does with the bat from what he does in the field.

Perhaps. Vaughan was middle-order, though, and had the best cricket brain of his generation (why they appointed Strauss and not him to this new role is beyond me), and the captaincy still drove down his average.

Vaughan withdrew when he read the job description. He felt it didn't go far enough and would not address what he felt were the fundamental issues facing the national side.

[PaulWinch again]

Vaughan wasn't really middle order he opened or batted three. So he was always at least the first man into bat once a wicket went down. Root would be coming in at 5, so you'd hope there would be some time to mentally adjust.

[Villafirst]

A shambles!! Strauss "I don't trust you KP, but can I pick your brains for the ODI's?" Oh, and by the way " I'm backing my loser Captain Cook to regain the Ashes" What a great start Straussy!

[aev]

I think Root will be ok, he comes across as having the right character and also he's got a good cricket brain. Most importantly he bats in the middle order and that makes a huge difference. It means he can separate what he does with the bat from what he does in the field.

Perhaps. Vaughan was middle-order, though, and had the best cricket brain of his generation (why they appointed Strauss and not him to this new role is beyond me), and the captaincy still drove down his average.

He will probably say the role wasn't right for him, but I also think that he is well remunerated doing his other stuff and didn't want to give that up.

I think he is about to answer it on R5L hopefully.

[bertlambshank]

KP's newspaper column is a great one and for once I feel sorry for him.

[bertlambshank]

He's off to the IPL on Friday!

[olaftab]

He had signed a contract to be there quarter finals onwards sometime ago.

[olaftab]

Anyway well done Andrew Strauss cleared head and strong mind decision.

[olaftab]

Yep indeed it's a shambles. It's also very odd that Strauss offered Pietersen a one day advisory role if he doesn't trust him.

In any case moving on from the Pietersen issue. I like the fact that Root has been appointed vice captain, but I'm not really sure how Cook continues to survive through our poor performance. I hope we get Gillespie in to shake things up a bit. Hopefully Strauss will make bold decisions moving forward.

maybe Strauss was asking KP as to see what his commitment and attitude would be to helping the ODI squad, as to letting him back into the England fold...

UTV
The Doc

Yes exactly gives him an opportunity to build trust and stop listening to his wanker mate Morganatic.

[peter w]

He had signed a contract to be there quarter finals onwards sometime ago.

It was the only way they'd release him from his contract to play for Surrey

[Villafirst]

Well done Strauss: take the vice captaincy off your best batsman, Ian Bell and let a loser like Captain Cook keep his job?? Brilliant logic! I predict a thrashing by the Aussies in the Ashes....

[PaulWinch again]

Bell is not England's best batsman at the moment. Root is absolutely the right choice for vice captain.