It is affecting his batting, like many others before the best player in the team doesn't make the best captain.
He does appear devoid of a plan at times on the field.
Problem is there doesn't seem to be an obvious choice to replace him..
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[Cricket] England vs Australia, Ashes 4th test - Old Trafford
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It is affecting his batting, like many others before the best player in the team doesn't make the best captain.
He does appear devoid of a plan at times on the field.
Problem is there doesn't seem to be an obvious choice to replace him..
Thing is most of his innings was a one day effort. We have had very few test innings of late.
You need an aggressive but measured person at all times, I wonder if he can do that. Be good if he can.
At least we went down fighting. Losing those 2 wickets last night was one too many.
Two flawed teams have actually played a cracking series. Our injuries to bowlers have been telling and Smith is just on a another level.
England need to rethink their strategy for the test team. Too many batsman in one day mode in the first test. Feels like they’ve finally got used to red ball cricket but this should have been done in county fixtures not Ashes cricket.
Two flawed teams have actually played a cracking series. Our injuries to bowlers have been telling and Smith is just on a another level.
England need to rethink their strategy for the test team. Too many batsman in one day mode in the first test. Feels like they’ve finally got used to red ball cricket but this should have been done in county fixtures not Ashes cricket.
Wouldn’t go down that route. Really hard for an all-rounder. Look at Botham & Flintoff.
I think it’s hard for any player to be made test captain when none have captained their county.
Not sure if Denly has but his 32 now and not nailed down for a place.
Deadly Danson
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Absolutely not. Leave him well alone to concentrate on batting, bowling and generally being England's saviour. Let's not ruin our best player. Problem is I haven't got an alternative!!
Crispy Ambulance
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If only Morgan could bat a bit in red ball cricket. Proven winner and leadership/organisational skills.
Milano
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I’ll chuck it out there as ground bait........
Ben Brown. Captains his county red ball side, keeper, capable with the bat.
Bairstow and Buttler do not have the discipline for 4-5 day cricket.
Ben Brown. Captains his county red ball side, keeper, capable with the bat.
Bairstow and Buttler do not have the discipline for 4-5 day cricket.
Deadly Danson
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I just feel that the mental exhaustion he takes on both in his bowling and batting (look at that lengthy spell of bowling at Headingly) is too much to add to the captaincy. Problem is it's too much for Root and he (generally) only bats. I guess no one will know till we try it. Shame Buttler isn't producing the goods with the bat otherwise he'd be a decent option.
Our batting is that poor, I wouldn’t be too adverse to a specialist captain being brought in. If Morgan’s body can cope for a year or two at test level whilst an understudy learns then it could be a good move. It’s not as though we’ve got test players averaging 40+ waiting in the wings. Is Morgan really any worse than Roy? Even if he was the runs saved from astute captaincy would over take Roy’s runs.
yes, he seems lacking in ideas and his field placing is poor,i dont like to knock him, he is a great player,but not a test captain
Part of the problem is having central contracts and very little time for players to return to their clubs and actively play in the county game. I understand the reasoning behind the contracts but it's led to over playing test cricket.
The batsmen suffer much more as they are always in the firing line, ok if you're in nick but really hard if trying to find form. The counter argument is the county game is bust, tends to be played when the wickets are poor and fixtures are haphazard. You only have to look at some of the games where over a week of fixtures hardly anyone gets a score.
Many pros are only interested in the one day format because it gives them a chance of earning a proper living here and abroad. The standard of !st class cricket is poor, whether in division 1 or 2 (there's very little difference).
Sussex Nomad
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And so the absolute ripping into our team continues, funny none of this was said after Headingly. Probably the same posters that say we are shit when we lose away to Man City.
Sussex Nomad
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Who says he's 'done his time'? They should have been banned for life, but the Aussie commission made sure they were back for the Ashes.
Not really, don't think anyone has ripped into the team but have given reasoned thoughts to the failings. It's more the situation than the players. The technique of some is questionable especially the lack of a good defensive technique, but we all know the reason behind that.
The captaincy is more about suitability and I for one have never seen Root as suitable. His game is suffering badly. Some thrive some don't. Overton and Leach showed better technique than many above them, could it be because they've only just come on the side?
Many more questions than answers and mainly needed to be asked of the ECB and the county game. So what do we do? Introduce a 100 ball game.