Feels inevitable

Posted By: revsimon on March 27th 2022 at 16:14:28

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Stokes is the only player good enough to be the next captain. (Other Sports) - norwaay, Mar 27, 15:46:24
- I suppose Stokes might just be expressing disinterest out of diplomacy (Other Sports) - Basil Wrathbone, Mar 27, 20:16:00
- Being a good player is not synonymous with being a good captain (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Mar 27, 16:24:35
  - No, but it needs to be someone with a long term future in test cricket (n/m) (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Mar 27, 18:41:21
  - Morgan has no interest in test cricket. Burns a decent shout. (Other Sports) - norwaay, Mar 27, 16:39:28
    - After this series I'm not sure that Woakes is playing again (n/m) (Other Sports) - Basil Wrathbone, Mar 27, 20:17:31
      - He's valuable at home, liked and respected. Give him the summer. (n/m) (Other Sports) - norwaay, Mar 27, 20:43:15
    - Need to have a Hussain/Fletcher style partnership (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Mar 27, 16:46:13
      - Indeed - but we haven't picked a 'captain first' player since Chris Cowdrey in 1988. (Other Sports) - norwaay, Mar 27, 16:49:23
        
        Our batting is so shit (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Mar 27, 16:57:55
  - Also Vince, Billings and Tom Abell (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Mar 27, 16:32:47
    - Been banging the Billings drum for a while (Other Sports) - jamesward, Mar 27, 17:32:53
- a lot of cricket writers now reverse ferreting (Other Sports) - Henclrikus, Mar 27, 16:17:44
  - I think people were hopeful rather than optimistic about his captaincy. (Other Sports) - norwaay, Mar 27, 16:23:14
    - not sure 'great' should be required, just competency (Other Sports) - Henclrikus, Mar 27, 16:40:02
      - This. I'd also say that Hussain doesn't get enough credit (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Mar 27, 16:52:50
- He doesn’t want it though, does he? Said not before (Other Sports) - Old Git, Mar 27, 16:07:39
  - Broad has some logic - but I think he's a bit prickly for ECB tastes. (Other Sports) - norwaay, Mar 27, 16:15:04
- Or but Bairstow back behind the stumps and bring in a specialist captain.... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Mar 27, 16:02:04
  - Resignation a real possibility. (n/m) (Other Sports) - norwaay, Mar 27, 16:07:06
    - Feels inevitable (n/m) (Other Sports) - revsimon, Mar 27, 16:14:28
      - It's game over man, game over. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Mar 27, 16:20:01
    - Wouldn't be surprised if he stands down this evening. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Mar 27, 16:10:40

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