Fair Play for Responding

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Agreed. The selectors may be failing in their duties but individual responses to emails like ours is a great effort.

From your post earlier in the thread, I assume you doubt WICB would do the same? or would they?

Fairly certain it'd be an automated response with no personal follow-up. I'll try it out soon though. Not now, because it's 1:44am and there's no cricket happening in monsoonish Sri Lanka to keep me awake much longer. And probably not later today, because it's DKday here in T&T, so I'll be occupied all day. My parents also leave for England (for a month) today, while I remain in a free house in Trinidad. ITSTL.

 

[Craig]

Lol @ the possible BCCI and PCB responses.

So I guess like Harbhajan, Sreesanath, Asif and Akhtar must get sick of e-mails telling them how much of a **** they are.

 

[Ikki]

It is very impressive that the ECB is replying to emails like this. In this day and age where everybody is a number or statistic it is refreshing to see people being treated as individuals.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I didn't get a reply, mind you my Black Adder theme might not have helped.

This is what I wrote:
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Dear ECB

I think you're doing a crap job, may the Lord hate you and all your kind. May you turn orange in hue, and may your head fall off at an awkward moment. The selection for the last Test was so bad that I curse you and hope something slightly unpleasant happens to you, like an onion falling on your head.

Best Wishes

Dominic Cork

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[Craig]

 

[pasag]

England selection committee head not so happy with criticism, however.

 

[Perm]

Have always thought it would be extremely interesting if NZC would put in the time and effort to reply to individual e-mails, but never really found myself that concerned with sending them one in the first place.

It is a nice touch from the ECB, and as others have said, my respect for them as an organisation has increased.

 

[zaremba]

England selection committee head not so happy with criticism, however.

What a mess.

Talk about airing your dirty laundry in public. Vaughan should keep his trap shut.

 

[Kweek]

England selection committee head not so happy with criticism, however.

same article, under the photo
Geiff Miller wants a clarification from Michael Vaughan about his comments on Darren Pattinson's selection

hahaha

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

same article, under the photo
Geiff

 

[Jono]

Haha awesome. His piledriver is so brutual in Street Fighter.

 

[honestbharani]

It is very impressive that the ECB is replying to emails like this. In this day and age where everybody is a number or statistic it is refreshing to see people being treated as individuals.

indeed. Very impressive. Kudos to the ECB..

 

[GIMH]

Not the most original thing you'll ever read but I was feeling a little bored. I sent them this, hope they get back to me tomorrow:

To whom it may concern,



In light of some poor performances over a period of three years now, I would like to offer my services to Peter Moores and the team in an advisory capacity. I believe with my passion, drive and selectorial expertise I can help England to regain the Ashes and become the world's undisputed champions in all formats of the game.



If it was up to me, England would play the following line-up, I am sure this will help you make your mind up:



Cook+

Strauss*

Anderson

Broad

Pietersen

Hick

Ramprakash

Flintoff

Gough

Sidebottom

Panesar



As you can see, this is a well-balanced line-up. It mixes youth (Broad, Cook, Anderson) with experience (Gough, Flintoff, Hick, Ramprakash) and contains one true all-rounder (Anderson), a bowling all-rounder (Flintoff) and Stuart Broad is useful for a few fill-in overs. If the pitch is a greentop we can replace Panesar with an extra batsman for true depth.



To further enhance my selectorial brilliance, I would like to tell you some tales of my time on the International Cricket Captain series. On the 2005 version I led Kent to the County Championship with players that I developed from a young age. Then on the 2006 version I outdid Duncan Fletcher and Andrew Flintoff by comfortably retaining the Ashes in Australia (3-0). On my most recent game I have only played one season in which I led Somerset to the second division title in spite of not winning a game until the 9th round.



Just in case all this hadn't helped you to make up your mind, I already own replicas of both the Test and One-day shirts and would be happy to wear these in my official capacity. I will not, though, under any circumstances be seen wearing the Twenty20 kit as it looks somewhat like a Liverpool shirt and I am a Tranmere Rovers supporters.



I eagerly anticipate your reply and the commencement of my duties. I have some committments this weekend but am happy to rearrange them for the inevitable press conference that will follow my appointment.



Thanks

Martyn Corrin

 

[Lillian Thomson]

That's even worse than mine.

 

[Chubb]

You might not believe it, but Zimbabwe Cricket have actually replied to some emails sent by people on the brmtaylor.com forum. Take this from when Brent and Duffin quit;

the news isnt to good. i sent an email to Zim cricket about Brent and Duffin and this is what i got bak.
Andrew
thankyou for your interest in the local game
Both Terance Duffin and Gary Brent have resigned from Zimbabwe cricket
Regards lovemore Banda

Lovemore Banda is the Media Manager himself and I have seen other examples of him replying, thanking people for enquiries they've made and stuff. You wouldn't think he'd do that, would you?

 

[Richard]

What a mess.

Talk about airing your dirty laundry in public. Vaughan should keep his trap shut.

Indeed - not for the first time either.

 

[tooextracool]

indeed. Very impressive. Kudos to the ECB..

Yeah probably the most impressive thing the ECB has ever done after central contracts.

 

[tooextracool]

What a mess.

Talk about airing your dirty laundry in public. Vaughan should keep his trap shut.

I cant imagine that Vaughan had no say in that decision either. Surely, they must have consulted him and Moores before deciding whether they would select Pattinson? Either way, Vaughan really has shot himself in the foot a lot in this series. Whatever you think of ABD, there was absolutely no reason to give him a earful during the lunch break after his attempted catch.

 

[zaremba]

I cant imagine that Vaughan had no say in that decision either. Surely, they must have consulted him and Moores before deciding whether they would select Pattinson?

My understanding (from the BBC 2 or 3 days ago) was that it was Vaughan that made the final choice between Tremlett and Pattinson. However I (and/or the BBC) may be wrong about that.

 

[Langeveldt]

They may have won the correspondence but they lost the Test

And will go on to lose the series..