Interesting but a bit hysterical in places IMO

Some good analysis of his reasons and background, but I think in places he overreacts a bit.

The biggest issue for the immediate future is continuity. England cricket, especially the test team, always suffered when it was in a state of churn and turmoil. Players playing a handful of games and being dropped for another, back room changes, and so on. The Pietersen / Cook / Moores era springs to mind. How did they manage to waste all the momentum and ability from the Vaughan and Strauss teams? I don’t know, but they did.

Their greatest enemy always seems to be themselves, so I fully expect a reversal of all the progress of the last few years while they obsess over the Ashes. Maybe they’ll bring Ollie Pope back? Who the f**k knows?

Posted By: APB on June 29th 2026 at 09:58:51

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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

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