The Best Captain?

[MoxPearl]

i thought vaughan was a ok captain..

But when u get humiliated in a ODI series like they just did.. i dunno .....

 

[Revelation]

i think that the ODI fiasco had more to do with selection policy than captaincy.

 

[michael_vaughan]

i do it werent bad captaincy just bad team performance

jane

 

[tooextracool]

i thought vaughan was a ok captain..

But when u get humiliated in a ODI series like they just did.. i dunno .....

any team that picked key,jones, mcgrath,blackwell & clarke would have been humiliated....

 

[michael_vaughan]

it is really

jane

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

any team that picked key,jones, mcgrath,blackwell & clarke would have been humiliated....

Why Jones? Surely he wasn't the worst of players in the series.

 

[Protea]

i do it werent bad captaincy just bad team performance

He wasn't exactly performing well himself in the NatWest. If he regains his form his team will improve a LOT. His captaincy won't only be more tactically good but it'll also be inspirational.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

He wasn't exactly performing well himself in the NatWest. If he regains his form his team will improve a LOT. His captaincy won't only be more tactically good but it'll also be inspirational.

How would personal performance improve his tactical captaincy?

 

[Protea]

His own confidence will improve and he'll have a clear mind, not having to worry about trying to find a way to regain form. He may even be worrying about his place in the side (although I don't think that's in any danger) so he ends up making a few rash decisions

 

[Langeveldt]

any team that picked key,jones, mcgrath,blackwell & clarke would have been humiliated....

Totally agreed, except Jones...

It's not rocket science, its plain to see why the results don't happen in one day cricket for England..

 

[Protea]

I thought McGrath was over for good after the SA tour last year? He isn't exactly good at anything. Just seems to be one of those bits and pieces players.

BTW, what happened to that Ed Smith dude?

 

[Langeveldt]

I thought McGrath was over for good after the SA tour last year? He isn't exactly good at anything. Just seems to be one of those bits and pieces players.

BTW, what happened to that Ed Smith dude?

Ed Smith didnt score heavily during his brief stint.. He could feel a little hard done by, he is still knocking on the door and I think we will see him when Thorpe/Butcher go...

 

[Protea]

Before he got selected I heard he was the next best thing. The English selectors never seem satisfied and make their changes wayyyy to quickly. He made 60-odd on his debut, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Langeveldt]

yeah.. Some of the selection is beyond belief.. It isnt as bad as it used to be though, with guys getting just the one match...
Not sure how old he is, but he must be getting on a bit?

 

[Protea]

He must be about Vaughan's age. I heard that he was one of the highest scorers in the county champs last year but he also made a lot of ducks

 

[marc71178]

Ed Smith didnt score heavily during his brief stint.. He could feel a little hard done by, he is still knocking on the door and I think we will see him when Thorpe/Butcher go...

Butcher is 30 or 31, but for some reason constantly bracketed with Thorpe (and Hussain)

I personally doubt Smith will play another Test.

 

[Protea]

Butcher's not that old. He just looks like he's over forty...

 

[Langeveldt]

Butcher's not that old. He just looks like he's over forty...

You really don't like the look of him do you

Ed Smith is a heavy CC scorer, but didnt make an immediate impact with England.. Vaughan and Trescothick were not heavy CC scorers, and did..

As they say in America, go figure...

 

[Protea]

You really don't like the look of him do you

What girl would?

Ed Smith didn't get that big a chance, IMO. Something like 2 Tests. He seemed a little arrogant to me.

 

[Langeveldt]

What girl would?

Ed Smith didn't get that big a chance, IMO. Something like 2 Tests. He seemed a little arrogant to me.

Alec Stewart's sister??


Ed Smith is not arrogant... just a little highly strung..