Poor team management and inept captaincy cost the series (as was the case in SA)Losing 0-1 instead of winning 2-0 which was possible, is disappointing but not unexpected with Dhoni at the helm..Playing Zaheer was a mistake both here and in SA.There is no place for him in this young Indian side.
Sensitive, honest man. There's stuff like that littered through all of his articles. Really is one of the top ex-cricketer writers going around.
Yeah, that's true. Reminds me of that stat about cricketers being more prone to suicide than the rest of the population...
Yeh Crowe, Talk Nah.
I think his major issue is that he constantly wants to see the best out of newcomers to the side and constantly expects the worst from guys who have been in the side for a few years. His viewpoints on Sodhi for instance, versus how he had been talking about McCullum until recently.
Personality wise, I think he and McCullum are very similar with the combination of arrogance and aggressiveness that means they'll never meld well as friends - Ross is a lot more humble as a character, a lot more passive - part of the reason I felt he never made a particularly good captain. Crowe probably looks at a guy like McCullum and thinks "Boy, with the talent you've got, why aren't you averaging 40+?" which I think is fair, but you can only judge players on their recent exploits in my view, something Crowe often fails to do.
His book should still be on the "must read" list for any aspiring NZ Cricketer though - Thinking Negatively is probably the best read about the process of refining technique through practice and setting yourself up for success through game planning that I've come across. I've even referred it to people I know in the business world who suffer with anxiety issues and not knowing where or what their next step is and they always give great feedback about it.
oorly but showed enough potential) so there are plenty of reasons to think he'll continue improving in WI.
