Joe Root resigns as captain

[Spikey]

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.

if they picked a name out of the hat and that name proceeded to win the toss, bowl first and open with a spinner with an in-out field I'll eat said hat. We need to remember the first part of Richie's famed "captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill" quote...


with all the problems in the male professional game in England, forcing out Root needlessly creates another (and not even forced out for the reason he could have been! #questionstoanswer)

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Waiting for the day when someone mixes up resigns and re-signs.

 

[GIMH]

Maybe that’s why Spark is still a mod

 

[Pup Clarke]

That would be a hell of a turn around to drop a guy for a tour then make him captain. Can't see that happening - especially if he's being left out based on how he is in the environment (because it can't be his bowling)

Yeah thats fair. The only circumstances I could see the ECB justify this is by saying Broad wasn't dropped for the Windies tour, but that it was used as a rebuild and 'to look at other options' for when he retires. I don't necessarily agree with this (hypothetical) stance, but I do think Broad would be a genuinely good short-term option

Plus, Strauss never put a line through his career after the announcement, which he could well have done if he was completely ruthless. The door is still open, which for a 35 year old fast bowler with a known history of injury problems is quite a statement

 

[jcas0167]

A 35 year old with 537 test wickets :-) Broad bowled pretty well in Australia without any injury issues. Agree he would be a reasonable short-term option. Would presumably have the respect of the players and lead from the front.

 

[FBU]

Yeah thats fair. The only circumstances I could see the ECB justify this is by saying Broad wasn't dropped for the Windies tour, but that it was used as a rebuild and 'to look at other options' for when he retires. I don't necessarily agree with this (hypothetical) stance, but I do think Broad would be a genuinely good short-term option

Plus, Strauss never put a line through his career after the announcement, which he could well have done if he was completely ruthless. The door is still open, which for a 35 year old fast bowler with a known history of injury problems is quite a statement

Broad is the least injury prone bowler. Tore his calf in Aug 2021. Before that broken rib in Sep 2018.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Broad is the least injury prone bowler. Tore his calf in Aug 2021. Before that broken rib in Sep 2018.

Yeah and in a 7 test summer if he needs a break he can miss one game and Stokes or Anderson can do it.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

The fact he (Broad) is a one-format player, while Stokes is a three-format player is to Broad's advantage.