Quote Originally Posted by macstheman View Post
'Abysmal' is no where near strong enough!!! Absolute ****ing *******s, no that's wrong...one thing they ain't got is *******s!!!!
So it would seem. Wonder if any team has managed to lose by ‘an innings and...’ from a first innings position of 365-4 ever before, because that’s what we’re on target to do! Ridiculous.
Really hope this doesn’t prove to be the ruination of Joe Root - England’s most accomplished batsman for years imo.
Be difficult to recover from and how often have we seen great English players suffer when given the captaincy? Gower, Botham, Strauss, Cook and now Root all spring easily to mind. Only Atherton and Vaughan, in recent years, seem to have managed to maintain their playing performances when made captain.
Maybe England should just play Steve Smith in Perth.