CHARLIE COROLE
Central Defender
In the interests of English cricket Andrew Strauss should retire from ODI cricket. The reasons are very simple. Firstly, AS needs to prolong his impressive leadership of the Test eleven , who are arguably on route to becoming the best side in the world. I am already looking forward to taking on India in the summer and spanking the Aussies when they return in 2013. Secondly, Strauss is not a good enough one day bat and Flower and co should invest time finding players who are not only good one day bats but are dynamic enough to take on the big boys when the chips are down.
So, England inevitably face a leadership issue in this format of the game . The question is who ? England need a captain who unlike AS will be selected on ability alone ( that rules out Cookie ) , someone who will not upset the team dynamic that a split captaincy can bring ( no KP ) an individual with bollocks of steel who the oppo respect ( forget Belly ) . The skipper needs to be respected by his peers and dynamic enough to play a competitive brand of cricket and galvanise the inevitale injection of youth into the group. That leaves Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann as the outstanding candidates. For me SB represents all that is good in the English ODI game and should get the nod. He presents as a competitive individual with an almost un English attitude and a leader of men, much the same as Graeme Smith. His appointment could have legs as with age on his side he could develop the skills to be competition to Cookie as next Test skipper and lead the side in all 3 formats. Time for change Geoff Miller and the ECB !
So, England inevitably face a leadership issue in this format of the game . The question is who ? England need a captain who unlike AS will be selected on ability alone ( that rules out Cookie ) , someone who will not upset the team dynamic that a split captaincy can bring ( no KP ) an individual with bollocks of steel who the oppo respect ( forget Belly ) . The skipper needs to be respected by his peers and dynamic enough to play a competitive brand of cricket and galvanise the inevitale injection of youth into the group. That leaves Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann as the outstanding candidates. For me SB represents all that is good in the English ODI game and should get the nod. He presents as a competitive individual with an almost un English attitude and a leader of men, much the same as Graeme Smith. His appointment could have legs as with age on his side he could develop the skills to be competition to Cookie as next Test skipper and lead the side in all 3 formats. Time for change Geoff Miller and the ECB !
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