Captaincy: No comparison between cricket and football
Michael Atherton, writing in the Times , says captaincy is a far more serious business in cricket than it is in England's most popular sport
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Michael Atherton, writing in the Times, says captaincy is a far more serious business in cricket than it is in England's most popular sport. The captain is central to everything that goes on in cricket unlike the "half a million quid" reference that has come to characterize the role in football.
When Andrew Strauss pulled out of the tour to Bangladesh that starts this month, the reactions of dismay or understanding explain neatly why the John Terry affair has only a passing relevance to England’s chances in this summer’s World Cup finals in South Africa.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo