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Cerrertonia Dec 2021 10:46am, 29 Dec 2021 15,358 posts	0 Cerrertonia It’s hard to see where they turn right now. Batting is the major problem and only Root deserves a place with an argument to be made for Malian. The rest of the top 7 are not good enough. We could all see that this series was doomed before a ball was bowled. Almost no first-class cricket, back-to-back tests, no family allowed, covid bubble with the team cooped up in a hotel. West Indies are one of the weaker test teams. Pick a team to go there and do its best to win the series. No point saying this player isn't good enough and just replacing them with someone not quite as good.
Little Saint Pothunter Dec 2021 11:03am, 29 Dec 2021 5,202 posts	0 Little Saint Pothunter Courtesy of Sigh on the joke thread: The England cricket team has officially beaten the Wuhan street market for the worst use of a bat ever.
TROSaracen Dec 2021 11:10am, 29 Dec 2021 24,567 posts	0 TROSaracen Sack Silverwood, hire a pure red ball coach. Take the Captaincy off Root, tell him he won’t be playing any tests until next Winter. He’ll be a broken man after this, let him go have some fun - white ball, domestic, Hundred. Just enjoy batting and winning again. We may get another 5/6 years of the best batsman in a generation. Pick a young red ball squad on 2 year central contracts. Map out a pure red ball itinerary for them - tests, maybe spells playing domestic or shield cricket in Aus. Yes we’ll get thrashed. Yes most will sink. But maybe, just maybe a few may emerge, refine their technique from the 100% red ball exposure to be viable test cricketers. They’ll grow together, a leader may emerge. Then reintroduce a few of the white ball tyros - Archer, Livingston etc in time for the next home Ashes. They’ll need to commit to red ball for the year.
SPR Dec 2021 11:14am, 29 Dec 2021 36,059 posts	0 SPR Not convinced by that plan TBH.
njosmith Dec 2021 11:48am, 29 Dec 2021 792 posts	0 njosmith I am not convinced anything will change. It is not important enough to the ECB that England win the Ashes in Australia. I.e. it doesn't impact the amount of money they can earn. I am sure they would love to win the Ashes but if they don't what happens? There is no incentive I can see for them to make changes. England have lost 6 of the last 7 series in Australia. Why would this be any different?
ThorntonRunner Dec 2021 12:46pm, 29 Dec 2021 5,606 posts	0 ThorntonRunner It won't change until red ball domestic is reformed so that it is challenging for players with test potential. I don't blame the current players, I blame the ECB
TROSaracen Dec 2021 5:46pm, 29 Dec 2021 24,569 posts	0 TROSaracen My plan might be shit, but I bet it’s better than the ECB’s plan to try and scrape a couple of home wins on juicy swinging English green toppers then declare crisis averted….
Cerrertonia Dec 2021 7:39pm, 29 Dec 2021 15,379 posts	0 Cerrertonia Easiest way to get a rapid test in Australia? Play England.
Cheg Dec 2021 9:19pm, 29 Dec 2021 3,713 posts	0 Cheg Silverwood isolating for 10 days with covid: That’s one way to avoid scrutiny.
TROSaracen Dec 2021 9:41pm, 29 Dec 2021 24,570 posts	0 TROSaracen Nearly as long as it took us to lose the series……