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TROSaracen Dec 2021 4:40pm, 9 Dec 2021 24,379 posts	0 TROSaracen It’s a good point. The fact that the likes of Burns, Sibley, Crawley, Ballance etc thrive in the County game, indeed are lauded and then capped without even having the basic fundamentals in place is the issue. ‘Prioritising the long form game’ won’t fix any of their cranky, thoroughly exposed techniques. We’ve probably missed a generation; cricket needs to go through the sort of coaching overhaul that football went through after decades of having players who were technically years behind other countries yet who thrived in the domestic game. Timescale was, what 12-15 years in football. So if they act now we might be competitive in the first Ashes after I start drawing my state pension.
Ocelot Spleens Dec 2021 5:06pm, 9 Dec 2021 32,585 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Longer than that, when did Wilkinson start trying to sort out coaching, mid 90s?
Cheg Dec 2021 7:12pm, 9 Dec 2021 3,631 posts	0 Cheg We have been blessed with test, ODI and T20 success in the last 20 years. I think we’ve just got a bad test cohort at the minute with a little smidge of T20’s fucked their techniques.
ThorntonRunner Dec 2021 9:41pm, 9 Dec 2021 5,542 posts	0 ThorntonRunner One starting point is to play the 4 day game on pitches and at a time in the season that is conducive to developing test quality players
TROSaracen Dec 2021 10:03pm, 9 Dec 2021 24,380 posts	0 TROSaracen Will the test finish today? I reckon so, they’ll probably have 2 and a bit sessions at us, weather permitting.
Oscar the Grouch Dec 2021 10:51pm, 9 Dec 2021 3,938 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch I think that is happening from next year, TR.. TRO - yes.
Fields & fountain, moor & mountain Dec 2021 11:46pm, 9 Dec 2021 1,004 posts	0 Fields & fountain, moor & mountain At least everyone will have the weekend free.
njosmith Dec 2021 5:41am, 10 Dec 2021 768 posts	0 njosmith The rest of this match is about little victories. A couple of 50s (A century for Root!) and some time in the middle for England's batters, keeping Lyon from getting his 400th wicket would be nice as well.
Nicholls595 Dec 2021 6:55am, 10 Dec 2021 26,411 posts	0 Nicholls595 Blimey! Am I still asleep? Didn't expect this
Derby Tup Dec 2021 7:15am, 10 Dec 2021 53,058 posts	0 Derby Tup That hope. Dreadful stuff