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Loading ...Angus Fraser wrote a gorgeous piece in the Independent - I tip him to be the next England captain too! Been yelling on about this since before the Ashes.
Nicholas goes into bat for Strauss
By Scott last year, mid-April Leave a comment on this post
Mark Nicholas has come out in favour of giving the English captaincy to Andrew Strauss. Before the Ashes series, and how long ago did that seem, there was a clear choice to make for the English selectors- Strauss or Flintoff. They chose the latter and everything went downhill for England from there. This didn’t entirely surprise me- my spies in England had already told me that Flintoff was no great shakes as a leader. But for Strauss, leading this newly minnowed side is going to be a different proposition then the England of late 2006.
If there is to be a change of captain, Strauss does seem the logical candidate. But without a change of coach, it is a job half done.
Tags: andrew-strauss, captaincy, england, Mark-Nicholas, michael-vaughan |
4 Responses to “Nicholas goes into bat for Strauss”
April 18th, 2007 at 1.24 pm
April 18th, 2007 at 3.18 pm
The main thing is not to pick a captain not in form, simply on strength of personality or charm alone. Flintoff and Vaughan both had injuries when taking on the captaincy in the last six months. Forget stardom, just get players who can deliver the goods. It’s as simple as that.
April 18th, 2007 at 5.27 pm
the England selectors were really, REALLY asking for trouble when they promised Freddie the captaincy. Look at Attapattu and Jayawardene - when Attapattu was out with an injury, Jayawardene took over, and Sri Lanka are doing brilliantly. You’d think the subcontinent teams would be more emotional, but it’s the ye old Englishe stickle-ness for tradition that’s got them into this soup.
April 18th, 2007 at 11.24 pm
Monty for captain. :p
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