Happier 2014 to all on here.
NOAH4x4 congratulations on so many posts, so profound and so appreciated too.
Until management - who are novice still - learn how to build consistency we shall continue to fight relegation like this. To lose to the bottom side easily at home twice in 2 weeks is lamentable in a season where 55 points will be needed. We have a long struggle with youthful players and management. Wisdom and experience are in short supply and this is born out by the substitutions on Sunday which threw away a promising position. How many years is it since we won even 3 games running?
I have been concerned since August - nothing of concrete positivity has occurred since - just more inconsistent lurchings.
Virgo was wrongly pilloried in that second season. He was always exposed and did his best. I agree with RS Cosworth, Brown was key for us and he walked.
Vernon was a fine intelligent player. Wrongly used by us and wrongly let go. He is loyal and able. I had a 2 hour chat with him in Taunton before he played Yeovil when he was in the Blackpool side that went up. He is eloquent and insightful - even if most of his observations were about Test cricket!
Which we have NEVER been the No 1 side in the world at!!
We lose away regularly. We only look good and succeed on UK piches. We were lucky to beat India, should have lost in NZ did lose to Pakistan. This squad have good players but they are not a team and can't spell fun.
We won 3 Ashes against a poor Oz side. This one is little better than us but we should have been warned in the summer when Australia could have won or drawn the series. England have played strangled timid cricket for some time relying on Anderson too much and revelling in the fact that Bell was good in the summer - which was seemingly all they just about needed. Like the U's we have been hanging on for some time!!!
Cook is not a Strauss either, but he is a great batsman. The selection of Kerrigan and Woakes, the non selection of Compton and the non use of Rankin Finn & Tremlett tell us that England are far from knowing their best side or indeed how to create a true team spirit.
In flux - like sport always is. It's why we talk about it! |  |
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