I'm quite annoyed by it today having reflected

He's been a great player and generally an excellent captain. If he wants to step down that's his prerogative although this decision seems a bit impulsive. He will go with the thanks of the fans.

But the way he did it yesterday, and the way he and the rest of them then played was massively self-indulgent and arguably costs us any chance in this game. It kind of sums up Bazball to be honest. Box Office, would be amazing if it came off but also a bit reckless and frustrating.

The way Brook played shows why he should not be the next captain. Brilliant batsman but got swept up in it and again played like a brainless idiot.

Posted By: Jim on June 29th 2026 at 09:19:03

Message Thread

Good piece on Stokes and the weirdness of yesterday (Other Sports) - norwaay, Jun 29, 08:26:09
- Interesting but a bit hysterical in places IMO (Other Sports) - APB, Jun 29, 09:58:51
  - I seem to recall that you were reasonably relaxed about the whole Ashes debacle? (Other Sports) - paulg, Jun 29, 11:36:41
    - It was not a debacle. On the pitch it was statistically comfortably better than the (Other Sports) - megson, Jun 29, 13:20:03
    - Relaxed as in there’s not a lot I can do about it (Other Sports) - APB, Jun 29, 12:20:14
- I'm quite annoyed by it today having reflected (Other Sports) - Jim, Jun 29, 09:19:03
  - 100% Jim (Other Sports) - norwaay, Jun 29, 09:57:06
    - Brook was the one for me. I can see the argument to disrupt NZ, and it did have (Other Sports) - megson, Jun 29, 11:25:24
  - I thought he explained himself quite well at the end of play yesterday (Other Sports) - APB, Jun 29, 09:43:57
    - I don;t have a problem with him stepping down if that's how he feels (Other Sports) - Jim, Jun 29, 10:01:56
      - He did say it was planned by the hierarchy (his words, I *think*) (Other Sports) - APB, Jun 29, 10:09:26
    - Hi Ben (n/m) (Other Sports) - jamesward, Jun 29, 09:45:55
      - Ha ha (Other Sports) - APB, Jun 29, 10:01:06
  - Can we bring Mike Brearley back? (n/m) (Other Sports) - watfordcanary, Jun 29, 09:30:41
- A bit over the top but enjoyed it, thanks. Athers in The Times much more calm and balanced (n/m) (Other Sports) - JD3, Jun 29, 08:57:29
  - Yes, I thought that too (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 29, 09:08:19
  - Ex-players watering down their pieces (n/m) (Other Sports) - norwaay, Jun 29, 09:07:37
- He's not right in the head (n/m) (Other Sports) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jun 29, 08:46:14

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.