An open apology to Duncan Fletcher
Last week, David Graveney, England's chairman of selectors, suggested that the British media owed Duncan Fletcher an apology for the nasty things that had been said about him during the tour of Australia
Andrew Miller
25-Feb-2013
Last week, David Graveney, England's chairman of selectors, suggested that the British media owed Duncan Fletcher an apology for the nasty things that had been said about him during the tour of Australia. The Times chief sports writer, Simon Barnes, takes a deep breath and tries very, very hard to be sincere.
I admit that I felt that England losing the Ashes series 5-0 was a poor result. But now, thanks to Mr Graveney, I realise that I attached too much importance to the competition. The fact that the Ashes lit up the entire country in the glorious summer of 2005 had gone to my head; likewise, the fact that the Ashes 2006-07 was the most eagerly awaited Test series in history
Andrew Miller is the former UK editor of ESPNcricinfo and now editor of The Cricketer magazine