Re: Next England Coach then.......

by Big_Bad_Bob Wed 07 Jan 2009, 22:48

Moody or Whatmore for me, probably in that order.

Damn shame Bob Woolmer's no longer with us mind, though I guess his family miss him more. Sad

by Big_Bad_Bob Wed 07 Jan 2009, 22:49

Possibly Rod Marsh as an outsider from left field.

by Eric Air Emu Wed 07 Jan 2009, 22:51

Strauss is bloody handy if you're stuck up a gum tree as well. He has an affinity with koala bears.

by PeterCS Wed 07 Jan 2009, 22:57

Maybe * this guy * as stand-in coach?

by Big_Bad_Bob Wed 07 Jan 2009, 22:59

PeterCS wrote:Maybe * this guy * as stand-in coach?

He'd certainly ensure matters were conducted in a proper manner, and the players were composed on the field...

by PeterCS Wed 07 Jan 2009, 23:00

But would they waltz (or even march) off with the Ashes?

by Big_Bad_Bob Wed 07 Jan 2009, 23:03

I think he might be able to orchestrate that.

by PeterCS Wed 07 Jan 2009, 23:05

He might fiddle around too much though.

(Picking up where others have left off ...)

by OP Tipping Wed 07 Jan 2009, 23:08

England is becoming the new India in terms of being a team of former captains.

by PeterCS Wed 07 Jan 2009, 23:09

Hasn't always harmed India ...

by Merlin Wed 07 Jan 2009, 23:13

OP Tipping wrote:England is becoming the new India in terms of being a team of former captains.

Two heads are always better than one in a team OP ...

But oh wait ....
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There is a Tasmanian exception, of course!

by embee Wed 07 Jan 2009, 23:18

Alec Stewart?

by Merlin Wed 07 Jan 2009, 23:22

Too starchy (and no credentials) and from the slurrey slums!
My money's on either Ford (Saffer) at Kent or Newell (Pom) at Notts.

Unless they go abroad and pay up big bucks for the likes of Moody (who was on the short list 18 months ago).

by OP Tipping Wed 07 Jan 2009, 23:26

I guess that it would have been a maximum of five former/present/future captains playing in one match: Flintoff, Vaughan, Trescothick, Strauss, Pietersen

by horace Thu 08 Jan 2009, 01:32

giles to coach and the SHERMANATOR to captain...poms need home born 'talents' to lead their team to its true ontological vocation

by Guest Thu 08 Jan 2009, 01:37

Mike Brearley

by horace Thu 08 Jan 2009, 01:42

Demelza wrote:Mike Brearley

...as coach or captain or both?...surely you cannot go past Bell as the next Pommy captain

by Guest Thu 08 Jan 2009, 01:44

by horace Thu 08 Jan 2009, 01:46

lol...on a more serious note you must hoping the ECB invite bell to captain the side

by Guest Thu 08 Jan 2009, 01:48

No, I'm ready to forgive Flintoff a bt and offer it to him.

by horace Thu 08 Jan 2009, 01:51

why does fredalo need forgiveness?...he and bell were the only triers in the last ashes series...fred's problem is that kp and he do not get on well...the SHERMANATOR tho is respected by the international cricket community and revered by all his team mates

by Guest Thu 08 Jan 2009, 01:56

Seriously, I think he really let the English supporters down with the pedalo incident. If I'd gone all that way to see him and he didn't turn up for a match because of something like that I'd have gone mad. For me, his integrity really went down after that.

Bell just simply isn't good looking enough.

by OP Tipping Thu 08 Jan 2009, 02:00

Coax Tres out of retirement with the captaincy.

by Guest Thu 08 Jan 2009, 02:01

If only . . .

by bodyline Thu 08 Jan 2009, 03:54

Geoff Lawson

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