F**k it, it's only cricket after all Regards Wayne
Sent from my iPhone On 8 Jan 2009, at 16:22, MATTHEW GAYNOR <[email protected]> wrote: > Not that fussed by Pietersen or Moores going in itself, more the > general chaos this is likely to cause. > > Not clear whether Pietersen will goto the WIndies now and though we > should beat them anyway, it's much harder without the best batsmen. > > I suspect he'll now be sorely tempted to take the money from a full > IPL season and hence wont be available for England in May time, will > the ECB then feel compelled to leave him out for the Ashes ? > > Someone needs to patch up the ructions with the team pretty quickly > - i might pack the pads for Barbados just in case :) > > Matt > > --- On Thu, 8/1/09, Alan Edgar <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:55:53 +0000 (GMT) >> From: MATTHEW GAYNOR > >> Pushed it seems. > >> Apparently Pieterson gave the ECB an ultimatum, >> "either he goes or I go" and the ECB didn't like >> being 'threatened' that way ,so called his bluff, >> and Moores' position was felt to be untenable in the >> circumstances so he went as well. > >> Genius - just as the Aussies start to look >> vulnerable, we shoot ourselves in the foot. > >> Matt > > I'm not sure this is a bad thing at all. > > Pietersen said when he took the job that if it didn't > work out he'd happily go back to the ranks - maybe we > thought it might have lasted longer than 3 Tests, but > if him going and forcing Moores out had to happen (and > Moores record doesn't merit continuing with him, > without taking into account certain player > dissatisfaction with his methods - not just KP), > better it does so now than in June. > > Strauss (who should have got the job in 06 instead of > Flintoff anyway) gets to start with a clean slate and > won't get blamed for initial under-achievement due to > the turmoil that led to his appointment in the first > place. > > He's probably the only player capable of mediating > between the split factions in the dressing room and > getting everyone to perform to their ability. > > He also did the job well in 2006 v Pakistan and > improved his own batting form at the same time. > > Cheers, > > Al > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list > administrators accept no liability for the personal views and > opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > Sorry Macca - it's the curse of Bates old lad _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Sorry Macca - it's the curse of Bates old lad
