The biggest mistake England make is selecting a captain who has never captained before
Root hadn't been a captain before at any real level and nor had Cook. Prior to these two KP and Flintoff were the same. All have been poor captains and international cricket is no place to try and learn if you are a good captain or not.
Its no coincidence that Strauss was such a good captain of England given that he had captained Middlesex for a lobng time prior to getting the job. Same with Morgan in the white ball stuff.
Its with this in mind that Billings gets mentioned as he has captained Kent for a long while and appears to be highly regarded as a good captain. In addition he is well thought of by both his fellow players and the media.
I think some people within the media think that Billings could do a similar role to Tim Paine did in Australia when he came in at their lowest point and steadied the ship... hopefully Billings isn't sexting other employees if he gets the job though!
Posted By: delia_s on March 30th 2022 at 17:07:20
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- How on earth does Sam billings get mentioned in the potential England captain (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 16:21:18
- yay - not me grumping about the cricket on here for once! (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Mar 30, 20:32:35
- The biggest mistake England make is selecting a captain who has never captained before (Other Sports) - delia_s, Mar 30, 17:07:20
- OK,I was just about to get loose! First two paragraphs I can't and won't argue with. (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 17:19:50
- The cricket media is a really split for me (Other Sports) - delia_s, Mar 30, 18:42:38
- Yes, he's a good captain - proactive, positive, good character (Other Sports) - jamesward, Mar 30, 17:12:38
- Not a good enough keeper, weĺ not a good enough batter to make up (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 17:37:21
- Billings looks good but has done nothing and he's 30ish. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 17:38:27
- Not a good enough keeper, weĺ not a good enough batter to make up (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 17:37:21
- OK,I was just about to get loose! First two paragraphs I can't and won't argue with. (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 17:19:50
- Probably purely on the perceived strength of his captaincy (Other Sports) - jamesward, Mar 30, 16:44:15
- I suppose it has a smidgen of validity if he kept wicket.Foakes is (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 16:48:39
- Foakes is like many NCFC players (Other Sports) - delia_s, Mar 30, 16:58:38
- Well firstly, I never said he was the best in the world.and I agree he wasn't (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 17:06:55
- Yeah, if he kept wicket it wouldn't take up a bowling or batting slot (Other Sports) - jamesward, Mar 30, 16:54:56
- Foakes is like many NCFC players (Other Sports) - delia_s, Mar 30, 16:58:38
- I suppose it has a smidgen of validity if he kept wicket.Foakes is (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 16:48:39
- i guess it shows the state of the red ball game (n/m) (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 30, 16:29:25
- Spot on.. sad reflection of where we are in red ball terms (n/m) (Other Sports) - delia_s, Mar 30, 18:43:40
- That's true tbf.And the current mindset of batting coaches in this country encouraging (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 16:37:46
- Agree 100% on the batting on off stump (Other Sports) - delia_s, Mar 30, 17:12:13
- Temporarily for Pope I hope.I mean really, coaching has come on so much in (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 19:07:39
- Agree 100% on the batting on off stump (Other Sports) - delia_s, Mar 30, 17:12:13
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