Joe Root resigns as captain

[Nintendo]

wonder if Cook fancies a heroic return? he's in the runs as ever.

Ehh, he's only averaged 41 odd in county since his retirement, don't know if he'de do much better then burns or sibley who have produced similar returns in that period if he came back.

 

[TheBrand]

Now, I actually rate Rory Burns very highly, but what would be the reasoning for him to become captain?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Now, I actually rate Rory Burns very highly, but what would be the reasoning for him to become captain?

He captained Surrey to the 2018 county championship.

 

[Shady Slim]

He captained Surrey to the 2018 county championship.

he also is not very good at cricket though

 

[Aritro]

Mike Brearley, using a headset IMO

 

[Magrat Garlick]

he also is not very good at cricket though

yes well they've run through all the candidates that are

 

[honestbharani]

Feel bad for him. He seemed to try his best and batted really well to brilliantly through most of his stint. Just not a leader nor a tactician and trying to be a captain when being neither was always gonna end badly.

Hope he enjoys his game and can bat at his best for a while to come.

 

[Shady Slim]

yes well they've run through all the candidates that are

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Mike Brearley, using a headset IMO

He'd still be a better bat than most of our side.

 

[Daemon]

Now, I actually rate Rory Burns very highly, but what would be the reasoning for him to become captain?

He’s single handedly funding the womens game one ugly run at a time

 

[Magrat Garlick]

shady that pic needs a content warning

 

[Shri]

shady that pic needs a content warning

only one tit visible

still necessary?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Surely talk of Stokes as captain is a joke? He's literally a violent criminal

 

[weeman27bob]

Having a captain is very 20th century, can't they just use analytics instead?

 

[Spikey]

Having a captain is very 20th century, can't they just use analytics instead?

they could literally just pick a different member of the playing xi each game, it's not like people make it to the top level without gaining an understanding of the core theories that everyone uses.

 

[Flem274*]

they could literally just pick a different member of the playing xi each game, it's not like people make it to the top level without gaining an understanding of the core theories that everyone uses.

this is a very generous assessment of highly physically talented and very competitive 22-25 year old males tbh

and not much less generous towards 25-35 males of the same group.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

 

[Heboric]

Do England keep players around that resigned as captain ?

 

[ImpatientLime]

Do England keep players around that resigned as captain ?

yep. Hussain, Cook, Stewart, Atherton in living memory all played on.

 

[Heboric]

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Very surprised Lesser AB above Ricky Pinting in the list