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Oh dear, England

By Will 2 years ago, mid-July Leave a comment on this post

Steve Harmison said today

“We need to set out a marker and get back to being focussed and aggressive. We need to walk out there, ten foot tall, thinking: ‘We’re better than Pakistan’”

Focussed, yes. Aggressive? Definately. But taking the assumption England are better than Pakistan? Who the fuck are they trying to kid? England have a useful squad, better than people realise, but they are in no position to be so cocksure of themselves. A worrying statement ahead of the most important series for a long time.

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10 Responses to “Oh dear, England”

  • Suman wrote:
    July 12th, 2006 at 3.43 am

    It’s a trifle Will but you always spell ‘definitely’ incorrectly! :)

  • shandy wrote:
    July 12th, 2006 at 3.53 am

    yeah but if they don’t walk tall and think big, they havent got a hope. they should and will show pakistan respect, but they have to have the belief that they are a better team…no winning side has ever won a series thinking they are a worse team.

  • Graham Binns wrote:
    July 12th, 2006 at 8.15 am

    What Shandy said.

    You won’t win if you don’t believe you’re going to. And perhaps Harmison misphrased it. Rather than thinking ‘we’re better than…’ it should be ‘believing that we can be better than…’

    Either way, he’s right. Arrogance is sometimes a necessary evil.

  • Will wrote:
    July 12th, 2006 at 9.02 am

    Definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely

  • Kathy wrote:
    July 12th, 2006 at 10.18 am

    I think poor old Harmy’s just trying to bolster his own confidence, without his mates Hoggard, Flintoff, Jones and Harmison to back him up.

  • Kathy wrote:
    July 12th, 2006 at 11.02 am

    er, I meant to say Hoggard, FLintoff, Jones and Giles.

  • ty wrote:
    July 12th, 2006 at 11.27 am

    it’s called a positive mindset!

  • James wrote:
    July 12th, 2006 at 2.32 pm

    Yeah, we’re too English about this whole sport thing! We need to have the belief that we can beat anyone even if it’s not a dead cert! I’m sure it’s only English people who would have a problem with that phrase. My Australian friend talks up his teams no matter how badly they are doing!

  • Will wrote:
    July 12th, 2006 at 5.31 pm

    Clearly I’ve been misunderstood. I have no problem with the positive mindset - of course I don’t. But England have little grounds on which to be arrogant and cocky. Over-confidence has a habit of biting you on your arse when you least expect it, that’s all.

  • geo whiting wrote:
    July 18th, 2006 at 10.29 pm

    geraint jones shouldnt be dropped he is class and a ledge! the blame always go’s on him! it annoys me! read had his chance and mucked up ok! geraint jones,geraint jones,geraint jones!!!!
    geo


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