Embarrassing
Well that was embarrassing wasn't it - blown away with 44 balls to spare - and to think I'd rushed home from deepest Kent to get to a pub with Sky in, in order to watch it. It looked as if the players had decided to put all the embarrassment into one basket, get it over with and make sure we don't get invited back again.
But now Peter Moores is talking about the players not being sure what the match was for - was it for England or was it for money? and what difference would that make ? Alternatively there is talk of changing the name of the team - that will make a lot of difference!
Might well be that this is another sport that we've given to the world and then watched as the world has got better than us. (I remember the early ODI days when there was the theory that, since the county players played more of it than the competitors, we'd be the best !). I think it all means that Middlesex's performance in The Champions Trophy becomes even more interesting.
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Yes, I can't really understand Moores' comment - isn't it him that meant to ensure the players prepare as they need to? If they were unsure of their motivations going into the game, he needed to talk that through with them so that their performance wasn't impacted by the off-field issues.
The fact that he didn't tackle things at all and then blamed that after the event worries me - imagine Clive Woodward in a similar situation when he was Head Coach of the England rugby team. The issue would have been resolved and there would have been no excuses after the event.
I hope Moores learns from this and takes more of a lead in future - it occassionally feels like the players lead him rather than the other way round.
A Cricinfo blog article describes England as "strategically bankrupt".
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