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Originally Posted by albo97056
Im sure the rate of break ups hasnt changed much in cricketing circles since the advent of the whole bring the kitchen sink ethos...
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The rate of break-ups has increased massively (faster even than the broader increase in society in general), and quite what you mean by "the whole kitchen sink ethos" I'm not sure.
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Playing monty might not make a massive difference, but its the right thing to do.
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Right thing to do, yes, but it WOULD NOT, no chance whatsoever, have made a difference to the result, and therefore you can't blame the loss on DF because of that.
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There are far too many distractions and beating a poor sa side 2 years ago makes little difference (theyve been on the slide for a while)
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It makes a lot of difference, as you'd have seen had you watched that series that for the most part they were anything but poor. Nor is it by any means the only one - since the "no wives, no kids" nonsense of 1996\97 English players have generally had families on tour and there've been plenty of successes in that time.
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Yes lets make them realise as with any career - you have to make sacrifices, turn them into men for god sake, lets not pander to their every whim - i can understand that pay has increased in the last decade or so - as it should - the current pay is probably about right - but that should not mean that they have the right to use the ecbs money to bring along london zoo. God knows how much money has been spent where it could have been used benefitting the game over here.
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So you'd be willing to sacrifice a relationship for the sake of playing cricket for your country?
I can assure you you're in a small minority there - most people have their priorities straighter. I'd give one hell of a lot to play for England were I good enough but my ladyfriend is not one of them.