quincywagstaff
International Debutant
Re: Dobell, I listen to him a fair bit on the Switch Hit cricket show and sometimes his Cricinfo articles I think he's a pretty decent cricket observer; I don't always agree with him but I respect his opinions.
But he's very protective of the English domestic scene (hear him endlessly on the podcast defending the T20 comp) and I think that's the source of his negativity towards Bayliss; namely that he doesn't respect or follow the County scene enough and the players in it. That's probably why from the articles I saw he was more supportive than most of Peter Moores as he was immersed in and a product of the County scene.
He was similar towards the end of Andy Flower's reign as coach when things went awry in Australia; namely that he didn't have enough respect for the County first-class system and was too focussed on the centres of excellence.
But he's very protective of the English domestic scene (hear him endlessly on the podcast defending the T20 comp) and I think that's the source of his negativity towards Bayliss; namely that he doesn't respect or follow the County scene enough and the players in it. That's probably why from the articles I saw he was more supportive than most of Peter Moores as he was immersed in and a product of the County scene.
He was similar towards the end of Andy Flower's reign as coach when things went awry in Australia; namely that he didn't have enough respect for the County first-class system and was too focussed on the centres of excellence.