If you look at England's top 6, Strauss, Cook, Pietersen and Bell all spent their formative years in international cricket being coached by Fletcher. Maybe their technique's regressing to what seems familiar as they've been put under pressure.
It's called having a different view to the majority. Get over it.
this be true
Yeah but how often has a pitch spun in England on day 2 like it did yesterday for Herath, Swann and co.?
He is entitled to any view he likes, I couldn't care less...it's the way he says it.
I didn't actually see any of yesterday's play so can't answer that question. Whilst it would be unusual to see a pitch in England offer massive turn, I think pitches in England are far more spin-friendly than people often give them credit for. Swann in the UAE seemed to struggle with adjusting his game away from what he would need to do in England; the batsmen have done the same.
Yeah you can't help but think that rather than a more permanent transition to being a better team, they will regress back to a lesser level. England's rise in the last year or two imo is simply down to a combination of their batsmen facing largely poor bowling, with one or two of their players in good form anyway, and a genuine improvement in their bowling. What they'll end up with in the longer term imo is a better England than before, but one that still lacks the star power (mainly batting) to keep them at the top for long.
I dont think they are 'shot' exactly, am sure they will make runs against West Indies.
By 'shot' I mean they're comfortably devoid of form, confidence and conviction. I don't think it's just the conditions that are at play here, even if it did start like that, so I don't think different conditions are going to fix the problem right away as such. They should beat the West Indies but I certainly don't expect them to all make hay with the bat as they did against Sri Lanka, India and Australia before the UAE tour. Even this series - or indeed this match - isn't gone yet but it's going to be on the back of really good bowling and a good innings here or there from one or two players if they're to do anything; don't think the batting is just going to just fix itself any time soon.
Well if they don't they really shouldn't even be playing Test Cricket.
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Heard those very words at a funeral I went to the other week..
I agree its going to be awesome, but why does England sucking balls with the bat in this test (so far) make it any moreso?
