The International Cricket Thread

[PaulWinch again]

That’ll mean the coach and selector roles get separated, which is a good thing.

[Gareth]

Harrison & Silverwood should follow…sure one will whilst the other will probably get a bonus instead

[manic-road]

No surprise Giles has gone, the selection of bowlers in the first Ashes test was abysmal. Whoever gets the role next isn't going to magically conjure up some decent batsmen and until they do England will continue to struggle in test matches.

[Villan For Life]

Now Silverwood has gone.

[PaulWinch again]

Had to as well. I have faith that Strauss knows what he’s doing.

[Villan For Life]

Had to as well. I have faith that Strauss knows what he’s doing.

It was an uninspiring appointment in the first place. England should be coached by one of the elite world coaches.

[Steve67]

Common sense prevails.  Giles and Silverwood going makes absolute sense.  I hope they don't choose to go for the easy targets and get the very best they can for the test squad, split the roles.  Don't pick your mates, please.

[tomd2103]

Obviously don't take any great delight in people losing their jobs, but it was inevitable really that Giles and Silverwood had to go.  Think Root should really go as well, but seems like he will be staying on.  Not quite sure how Tom Harrison has managed to keep his job either, especially when the ridiculous schedule the ECB have put together is part of the problem.

Suppose there could have been an argument that Silverwood could have stayed on with the white ball side of things where we have done well under him and just looked at revamping the red ball side of things. 

Sky Sports news were saying that Collingwood, Alec Stewart and Richard Dawson were some of the names in the frame to take temporary charge in the West Indies,  I know it's only a temporary appointment, but it's hardly an inspiring shortlist. 

[Villan For Life]

We’ve had some of the best coaches in world cricket in the past and we need one again. I’d be offering Kirsten or Gillespie the opportunity.

I think Root should also go but think that he will stay on purely because there is no-one to replace him. The potential candidates aren’t guaranteed a starting place in the side which is a pretty damning indictment of the red ball game in this country.

ECB if you marginalise red ball cricket in favour of white ball riches then this is the result.

[DaveD]

Yeah, Stokes has said he doesn’t want the job, so the list of candidates to replace Root is thin to non-existent.

[LeeB]

Give it to Mo.

[Martin Carruthers]

Root shouldn't be the captain really, but if Stokes doesn't fancy it and it's the law that it's got to be a batsman I suppose we're just going to have to run with it.

[UK Redsox]

Yep, there's no one in/around the squad who screams F.E.C. like Root did and, before him, Chef when they came into the team.

Buttler's not worth his place, Mo's been messed around so much that he wants nothing to do with it and it would be unfair to land the captaincy on Stokes

[dcdavecollett]

Cook was a very poor captain but had better players in his team that Root currently has.

[OzVilla]

Justin Langer has just resigned as Australian coach. They reckon he was too intense and upset some if the players, in particular Pat Cummins.

Sounds absolutely perfect for England. Aussie who’ll shake things up with a massive point to prove.