I would be tempted to ask Broad to fill the role for the next two to three years. If he can’t play every Test, he should be travelling and play captain/coach from the pavilion.
Pick someone to be his vice who will fill in when he can’t play and eventually take the role full time in a couple of years.
Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
Root has lost the plot reading his words on BBC. Keeps referring to how well we have played throughout the series. Even after that shambles. Bizarre.
He can't really say anything else. He wants the players to be with him and not against him so will try to see some positives. The public aren't that stupid though.
I don't follow cricket in any much the same way I do football, so forgive me for my ignorance, but to me the way we played yesterday it felt like Root had "lost" the dressing room - not sure of the captains role in comparison to say a football manager and if those terms can relate in the same way? Surely looking at the pattern of play in the previous two innings, the message would have been to keep it tight and defensive early on until the new ball was soft and then perhaps take more chances to move the scoring along.
I would be tempted to ask Broad to fill the role for the next two to three years. If he can’t play every Test, he should be travelling and play captain/coach from the pavilion.
Pick someone to be his vice who will fill in when he can’t play and eventually take the role full time in a couple of years.
Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
Foakes has just had a disaster of a series, lol
Is there no good county captain who could step up? I've seen Abell being mentioned
Stokes is the only viable option in my opinion. Cummins is an exception to be bowler and captain and he is because he is certain of his place. Broad isn't and has only played 10 games of cricket in the last 11 months, partly through non selection and partly because his body won't be able to commit to the rigours of playing a four or five match series. To a degree that is true of Stokes albeit that he is good enough to be selected as a batsman only.
I do think, though, that we will just be re-arranging the deckchairs. When your top 7 can only muster 127 in a Test match, no captain is going to change their ability to score runs under pressure. The issues go far deeper than that.
I would be tempted to ask Broad to fill the role for the next two to three years. If he can’t play every Test, he should be travelling and play captain/coach from the pavilion.
Pick someone to be his vice who will fill in when he can’t play and eventually take the role full time in a couple of years.
Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
Foakes has just had a disaster of a series, lol
Is there no good county captain who could step up? I've seen Abell being mentioned
I'll get shot down for this, but.......Morgan??
He's the best captain in world cricket. Admittedly he's not a test player & would purely be selected for his captaincy, but could do the job for a year or so until we can blood somebody else
Root has lost the plot reading his words on BBC. Keeps referring to how well we have played throughout the series. Even after that shambles. Bizarre.
He can't really say anything else. He wants the players to be with him and not against him so will try to see some positives. The public aren't that stupid though.
I don't follow cricket in any much the same way I do football, so forgive me for my ignorance, but to me the way we played yesterday it felt like Root had "lost" the dressing room - not sure of the captains role in comparison to say a football manager and if those terms can relate in the same way? Surely looking at the pattern of play in the previous two innings, the message would have been to keep it tight and defensive early on until the new ball was soft and then perhaps take more chances to move the scoring along.
That is absolutely correct. That should have happened. But these players have such ingrained deficiencies to the extent that the likes of Crawley, Stokes and Bairstow will default to white ball mode at any given time and the rest, apart from Root, have severe technical issues.
I would be tempted to ask Broad to fill the role for the next two to three years. If he can’t play every Test, he should be travelling and play captain/coach from the pavilion.
Pick someone to be his vice who will fill in when he can’t play and eventually take the role full time in a couple of years.
Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
I've been disappointed with Foakes in this series with bat and ball. He deserves a run but if he doesn't improve in both disciplines then he will be under pressure. The other aspect is that it is incredibly hard to keep and captain in Test cricket. You are, potentially, having to concentrate for 500 balls plus and six hours in a day and gee up your team that there us little enough respite let alone make vital decisions that influence the game. The biggest example of that is Tim Paine ridiculously wasting a review that cost them the Ashes.
I would be tempted to ask Broad to fill the role for the next two to three years. If he can’t play every Test, he should be travelling and play captain/coach from the pavilion.
Pick someone to be his vice who will fill in when he can’t play and eventually take the role full time in a couple of years.
Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
I've been disappointed with Foakes in this series with bat and ball. He deserves a run but if he doesn't improve in both disciplines then he will be under pressure. The other aspect is that it is incredibly hard to keep and captain in Test cricket. You are, potentially, having to concentrate for 500 balls plus and six hours in a day and gee up your team that there us little enough respite let alone make vital decisions that influence the game. The biggest example of that is Tim Paine ridiculously wasting a review that cost them the Ashes.
I would be tempted to ask Broad to fill the role for the next two to three years. If he can’t play every Test, he should be travelling and play captain/coach from the pavilion.
Pick someone to be his vice who will fill in when he can’t play and eventually take the role full time in a couple of years.
Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
I've been disappointed with Foakes in this series with bat and ball. He deserves a run but if he doesn't improve in both disciplines then he will be under pressure. The other aspect is that it is incredibly hard to keep and captain in Test cricket. You are, potentially, having to concentrate for 500 balls plus and six hours in a day and gee up your team that there us little enough respite let alone make vital decisions that influence the game. The biggest example of that is Tim Paine ridiculously wasting a review that cost them the Ashes.
Billings should be in ahead of Foakes
Very difficult to pick him when he is so committed to the IPL, Big Bash, The Hundred and other T20 franchises. He may not be back from the IPL 'til almost June. The irony is that I can see Billings keep and captain England but not doing both. But he won't be doing that unless he commits to red ball and puts together a string of scores in the CC that justifies his selection.
I would be tempted to ask Broad to fill the role for the next two to three years. If he can’t play every Test, he should be travelling and play captain/coach from the pavilion.
Pick someone to be his vice who will fill in when he can’t play and eventually take the role full time in a couple of years.
Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
I've been disappointed with Foakes in this series with bat and ball. He deserves a run but if he doesn't improve in both disciplines then he will be under pressure. The other aspect is that it is incredibly hard to keep and captain in Test cricket. You are, potentially, having to concentrate for 500 balls plus and six hours in a day and gee up your team that there us little enough respite let alone make vital decisions that influence the game. The biggest example of that is Tim Paine ridiculously wasting a review that cost them the Ashes.
Billings should be in ahead of Foakes
Very difficult to pick him when he is so committed to the IPL, Big Bash, The Hundred and other T20 franchises. He may not be back from the IPL 'til almost June. The irony is that I can see Billings keep and captain England but not doing both. But he won't be doing that unless he commits to red ball and puts together a string of scores in the CC that justifies his selection.
Two current county captains played for England in the Ashes, in Billings and Burns, while former Test players Vince, Stoneman and Westley all captained in 2021
In recent England teams, with international players so rarely appearing for their counties, many England captains have little experience of captaining a county side
I would be tempted to ask Broad to fill the role for the next two to three years. If he can’t play every Test, he should be travelling and play captain/coach from the pavilion.
Pick someone to be his vice who will fill in when he can’t play and eventually take the role full time in a couple of years.
Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
I can understand quite a few people calling for Stokes to get the captaincy because of his achievements but I just don’t think he’s Captain material…..rather like Beefy wasn’t. Takes a very different type of character to be the captain of any team sport……and it’s not necessarily the best player.
I would be tempted to ask Broad to fill the role for the next two to three years. If he can’t play every Test, he should be travelling and play captain/coach from the pavilion.
Pick someone to be his vice who will fill in when he can’t play and eventually take the role full time in a couple of years.
Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
I can understand quite a few people calling for Stokes to get the captaincy because of his achievements but I just don’t think he’s Captain material…..rather like Beefy wasn’t. Takes a very different type of character to be the captain of any team sport……and it’s not necessarily the best player.
It worries me that both Beefy and Freddie failed as captains. If nothing else the workload would be massive, though Jason Holder did a very good job as Windies captain.
I would be tempted to ask Broad to fill the role for the next two to three years. If he can’t play every Test, he should be travelling and play captain/coach from the pavilion.
Pick someone to be his vice who will fill in when he can’t play and eventually take the role full time in a couple of years.
Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
Foakes has just had a disaster of a series, lol
Is there no good county captain who could step up? I've seen Abell being mentioned
I'll get shot down for this, but.......Morgan??
He's the best captain in world cricket. Admittedly he's not a test player & would purely be selected for his captaincy, but could do the job for a year or so until we can blood somebody else
Seeing his name crop up quite a bit. I think it’s actually the best option but I doubt Morgan would take it. If he can give other batsmen the confidence I’d ignore what his own batting average is.
Morgan is a white ball specialist, and aged 35 on his way out anyway. A great white ball captain, but with no real red ball captaincy experience, and not worth his place in the side as a batsman...
Morgan is a white ball specialist, and aged 35 on his way out anyway. A great white ball captain, but with no real red ball captaincy experience, and not worth his place in the side as a batsman...
I would be tempted to ask Broad to fill the role for the next two to three years. If he can’t play every Test, he should be travelling and play captain/coach from the pavilion.
Pick someone to be his vice who will fill in when he can’t play and eventually take the role full time in a couple of years.
Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
I can understand quite a few people calling for Stokes to get the captaincy because of his achievements but I just don’t think he’s Captain material…..rather like Beefy wasn’t. Takes a very different type of character to be the captain of any team sport……and it’s not necessarily the best player.
It worries me that both Beefy and Freddie failed as captains. If nothing else the workload would be massive, though Jason Holder did a very good job as Windies captain.
Stokes recently came back on the scene after some time away to focus on his mental health.
Giving him the captaincy is additional stress that he really doesn’t need as he gets back into the groove with his bowling and eventually his batting.
If he thinks he’s ready to take it on, he’s an obvious candidate. But I do worry that he might be the man for 12-18 months, get overwhelmed by it all and then disappear from international cricket in its entirety.
I would be tempted to ask Broad to fill the role for the next two to three years. If he can’t play every Test, he should be travelling and play captain/coach from the pavilion.
Pick someone to be his vice who will fill in when he can’t play and eventually take the role full time in a couple of years.
Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
I can understand quite a few people calling for Stokes to get the captaincy because of his achievements but I just don’t think he’s Captain material…..rather like Beefy wasn’t. Takes a very different type of character to be the captain of any team sport……and it’s not necessarily the best player.
It worries me that both Beefy and Freddie failed as captains. If nothing else the workload would be massive, though Jason Holder did a very good job as Windies captain.
Stokes recently came back on the scene after some time away to focus on his mental health.
Giving him the captaincy is additional stress that he really doesn’t need as he gets back into the groove with his bowling and eventually his batting.
If he thinks he’s ready to take it on, he’s an obvious candidate. But I do worry that he might be the man for 12-18 months, get overwhelmed by it all and then disappear from international cricket in its entirety.
Agreed . He’d have to stop bowling, which would distort the balance of the side . The best captaincy candidate is Buttler but he’s not worth his place in the side .
I've given it some thought & I just can't see who else there is to take over, so I think Root will stay on as captain. The only other person who is guaranteed his place in the team is Stokes & given he's only recently returned from a break due to his mental health, I can't see him taking on the captaincy.
The big call is the new coach. We need an ambitious, forward thinking coach who can give Root the guidance he needs to make the correct on field decisions.
Gillespie or Langer for me.
After this, we need a complete review & overhaul of the county system.
Morgan is a white ball specialist, and aged 35 on his way out anyway. A great white ball captain, but with no real red ball captaincy experience, and not worth his place in the side as a batsman...
Morgan is a white ball specialist, and aged 35 on his way out anyway. A great white ball captain, but with no real red ball captaincy experience, and not worth his place in the side as a batsman...
He'd fit in perfectly then.
What's Mike Brearley doing these days?
An average batsman but chosen for his skill as a team Captain..
Morgan is a white ball specialist, and aged 35 on his way out anyway. A great white ball captain, but with no real red ball captaincy experience, and not worth his place in the side as a batsman...
He'd fit in perfectly then.
What's Mike Brearley doing these days?
He'll be 80 next month! Not sure, at that age he'd want the job.
Morgan is a white ball specialist, and aged 35 on his way out anyway. A great white ball captain, but with no real red ball captaincy experience, and not worth his place in the side as a batsman...
He'd fit in perfectly then.
What's Mike Brearley doing these days?
He'll be 80 next month! Not sure, at that age he'd want the job.
Although he did recently beat Robinson in the bleep test
Root to cling on and ultimately be replaced when the right South African qualifies. If Ricardo Vasconcelos has a good season leading Northants in Div 1 this season then he jumps the queue (I personally rate him very highly as a player)
Buttler out for a duck in his first IPL game of the season. And has to be recalled due to Bunheshwar Kumar's delivery is a front foot no ball. Some bowlers never learn. He's then dropped at slip - off another no ball. Buttler is then caught off the free hit of a 4th no ball - bowled by a spinner! Williamson must be tearing his hair out.
Buttler out for a duck in his first IPL game of the season. And has to be recalled due to Bunheshwar Kumar's delivery is a front foot no ball. Some bowlers never learn. He's then dropped at slip - off another no ball. Buttler is then caught off the free hit of a 4th no ball - bowled by a spinner! Williamson must be tearing his hair out.
Couple of nice shots but he looked incredibly rusty
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Might be unconventional but I don’t trust them throwing it immediately to a Stokes or Bairstow. Could Foakes be future captain material from behind the stumps?
Is there no good county captain who could step up? I've seen Abell being mentioned
He's the best captain in world cricket. Admittedly he's not a test player & would purely be selected for his captaincy, but could do the job for a year or so until we can blood somebody else
I've been disappointed with Foakes in this series with bat and ball. He deserves a run but if he doesn't improve in both disciplines then he will be under pressure. The other aspect is that it is incredibly hard to keep and captain in Test cricket. You are, potentially, having to concentrate for 500 balls plus and six hours in a day and gee up your team that there us little enough respite let alone make vital decisions that influence the game. The biggest example of that is Tim Paine ridiculously wasting a review that cost them the Ashes.
In recent England teams, with international players so rarely appearing for their counties, many England captains have little experience of captaining a county side
Takes a very different type of character to be the captain of any team sport……and it’s not necessarily the best player.
If he thinks he’s ready to take it on, he’s an obvious candidate. But I do worry that he might be the man for 12-18 months, get overwhelmed by it all and then disappear from international cricket in its entirety.
The big call is the new coach. We need an ambitious, forward thinking coach who can give Root the guidance he needs to make the correct on field decisions.
Gillespie or Langer for me.
After this, we need a complete review & overhaul of the county system.
A long road ahead