Flower goes stale

Andy Flower's emphasis on science and technology brought rich success to England, but a distinct inflexibility in his regime has played it's part in one of their worst Ashes defeats in memory. Michael Vaughan, in his column for the Telegraph, believes the time is right for England to invest in new management, who trust in the good old ways.

I guess Ashley Giles will have the first opportunity to stake his claim. I would get Paul Collingwood into the fold as soon as possible. He has too good a cricket brain to allow it to be put to service by someone else. If England have become a bit robotic, a bit dependent on computer information, than Colly is ideal to counter that. Sure he looks to technology, but he uses it as a guideline. Ultimately, he is a cricket man, who trusts instinct. And England need a bit of that right now. But, if they want the best - and only the best should be good enough for this job - I would be tempted to do whatever it takes to bring in Gary Kirsten.