England selectors must look to the future
Geoffrey Boycott in the Daily Telegraph writes that England have been strong enough to make a good first move with their captaincy appointments; they now need to show the same strength and start including some new faces in the one-day and
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
Geoffrey Boycott in the Daily Telegraph writes that England have been strong enough to make a good first move with their captaincy appointments; they now need to show the same strength and start including some new faces in the one-day and Twenty20 teams.
It is time to start again. We made some appalling selections in India and our team did not look like they could win an egg cup let alone the World Cup.
Andy Flower and the selectors must not waste this opportunity to be strong, brave and far sighted by telling some of the older guys, ‘sorry we are moving on’.
Now that the captaincy issue has been resolved, there is another more fundamental problem, though, that has yet to be solved writes Barney Ronay in the Guardian - billed as the Battle To Fill The Number Six Slot. It is the most interesting position in England's batting order and it must be filled by a larger than life player in step with its riotous possibilities.
It is impossible not to think of Ian Botham, who stayed concreted in at No. 6 even as his career congealed. Botham had a lot of what I would ideally want from my No. 6 batsman.
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo