So, England's next coach then

Ashley is free.

Brass Monkey wrote:

Henry wrote:I'm just not sure which top coach around the world will want to be under the thumb of Strauss and Cook.

I doubt very few would want to work with Cook - who's basically a career-killer.

I think the idea of 'no coach' has some merit.

PeterCS wrote:Ashley is free.

Too expensive at the price.

Brass Monkey wrote:

Henry wrote:I'm just not sure which top coach around the world will want to be under the thumb of Strauss and Cook.

I doubt very few would want to work with Cook - who's basically a career-killer.

I think Cook's now got rid of as many England coaches as Graeme Smith has England captains.

Maybe Smuthy should be our new coach, and see who "wins"...

Isn't Smith 3-2 up? Nass, Vaughan, 'Straussy' to Flower, Moores?

I was counting Gashley but I suppose he went after a WT20 in which Cook didn't take part. He was official JAMODI coach with Cook as captain though, I think...

beamer wrote:I was counting Gashley but I suppose he went after a WT20 in which Cook didn't take part. He was official JAMODI coach with Cook as captain though, I think...

Good point! 3-3 then. I'm still 80% certain that Cook will take another one or two down before he's bumped off.

Brass Monkey wrote:

beamer wrote:I was counting Gashley but I suppose he went after a WT20 in which Cook didn't take part. He was official JAMODI coach with Cook as captain though, I think...

Good point! 3-3 then. I'm still 80% certain that Cook will take another one or two down before he's bumped off.

Aye, and he still has 5 years to do it it.

Brass Monkey wrote:It's no good for players like Root who had that lack of humility from the off, however

So the Neph is a bit up himself then?

And what's doing with the Malt Balls' ginger beard?? Trying to make himself look like an elder statesman? It just makes him look even more like a gnome.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if they keep Farbrace, with Strauss the guy who is really in charge.

Henry wrote:I wouldn't be at all surprised if they keep Farbrace, with Strauss the guy who is really in charge.

So Strauss is now Director of Cricket, de facto coach and non playing captain.

skully wrote:

Brass Monkey wrote:It's no good for players like Root who had that lack of humility from the off, however

So the Neph is a bit up himself then?

And what's doing with the Malt Balls' ginger beard?? Trying to make himself look like an elder statesman? It just makes him look even more like a gnome.

Nephew seems to me to be one of those annoying, cocksure types. I'm sort of not surprised the neanderthal took a swing at him.

Belf is getting on the foggot train like half the country - he's a flesh tunnel and some skinny jeans away from fulfilling the dream

Brass Monkey wrote:Belf is getting on the foggot train like half the country - he's a flesh tunnel and some skinny jeans away from fulfilling the dream

taipan wrote:

Henry wrote:I wouldn't be at all surprised if they keep Farbrace, with Strauss the guy who is really in charge.

So Strauss is now Director of Cricket, de facto coach and non playing captain.

He might have to resume the opening batsman role as well on recent evidence.

If England have to have any hope what-so-ever they MUST have an AUSTRALIAN,there are several on the market,each one many times better than anything England can produce but I'm afraid my favorite Pommie team (Yorkshire) are going to miss out on Dizzy who is from my home state of South Australia,as is Lehmann Australia's Genius coach, .......Oh what the poms would give to have HIM.

That's a charming avatar your have there Benny.

[quote="JGK"]That's a charming avatar your have there Benny.[/quotE

Glad you appreciate it JGK,at least it lets people know our GENERAL feelings here in the LUCKY COUNTRY

[quote="eowyn"]Surely all Aussies are on Strauss' "c**ts never to be trusted" list. How can he ask Gillespie to be coach?[/quotE

Because Dizzy is the second best cricket coach in the world,and Strauss wont mind being two-faced at all if it means a big turn of fortune to the "League of nations "cricket team.

The best being Gary Kirsten I presume.

taipan wrote:The best being Gary Kirsten I presume.

Gary Kirsten was one of the best-ever allrounders,but COACH ?????????????..........Have you ever heard of Darrel Lehmann???Neither England or South Africa could afford him.HE IS UNQUESTIONABLY THE BEST IN THE WORLD,just look what he did with the worst Australian team that I can remember and turned it into the current best team in the world.

Bennyfishel wrote:

taipan wrote:The best being Gary Kirsten I presume.

Gary Kirsten was one of the best-ever allrounders,but COACH ?????????????..........Have you ever heard of Darrel Lehmann???Neither England or South Africa could afford him.HE IS UNQUESTIONABLY THE BEST IN THE WORLD,just look what he did with the worst Australian team that I can remember and turned it into the current best team in the world.

Oh dear.

I'd have Kirsten at the top tbh. He took two teams to the top of the pile. Would've thought England would snap him up when he made himself available, if only for one format.

ETA: But it is understandable why they didn't want to try that again.

Bennyfishel wrote:

taipan wrote:The best being Gary Kirsten I presume.

Gary Kirsten was one of the best-ever allrounders,but COACH ?????????????..........Have you ever heard of Darrel Lehmann???Neither England or South Africa could afford him.HE IS UNQUESTIONABLY THE BEST IN THE WORLD,just look what he did with the worst Australian team that I can remember and turned it into the current best team in the world.

Everything Lehmann knows was 'borrowed' from Tim Coyle.

Bennyfishel wrote:

JGK wrote:That's a charming avatar your have there Benny.[/quotE

Glad you appreciate it JGK,at least it lets people know our GENERAL feelings here in the LUCKY COUNTRY

A supporter of the Aussie equivalent of UKIP?

Not sure Australia is full, there was plenty of room in the middle last time I looked...

Welcome Bennyfishel.

I hope you find the change of air here a match for your name.

And "don't be backward in coming forward".