The International Cricket Thread

[PaulWinch again]

Root as captain is not a great call and an indictment of planning.

[Villan For Life]

Root as captain is not a great call and an indictment of planning.

Unfortunately there’s no credible alternative.

If Brook continues as white ball captain then I can see someone like Bethell becoming England captain in about 18 months time.

[tomd2103]

Root as captain is not a great call and an indictment of planning.

Unfortunately there’s no credible alternative.

If Brook continues as white ball captain then I can see someone like Bethell becoming England captain in about 18 months time.

Pretty happy with the appointment of Flemimg.  Fine player, excellent captain and been a good coach.  I do think the fact he is going to have a close working relationship with McCullum was probably a factor in his appointment, as they are rumoured to be pretty close (though it wouldn't surprise me if McCullum left to do the T20 /100 circuit after the next lot of white ball games).

Joe Root as skipper is very uninspiring given his past record and the little reminder earlier in the summer, but I full accept there weren't really many other alternatives.

[olaftab]

Root as captain is not a great call and an indictment of planning.

Indeed. He’s a wonderful batsman but a clueless cricket captain. I suppose it illustrates the porosity of current England Test cricketers.

[cdbearsfan]

They seem to have gone from having about half a dozen feasible test captains to having none very quickly. I wouldn't be amazed if they beat Pakistan, but not confident at all for South Africa away, the anniversary test or the Ashes.