I'm not sure we could do worse if we had a massive overhaul of the current team. The year 2005 is now a distant memory. I would feel ashamed of myself as I looked at the MBE on my mantlepiece after these last few months. And yet we get the same tired excuses time and time again. As a massive Freddie fan, it pains to say that he is becoming more the politician and less the people's man as game on game he seems to be developing into a caricature of himself.
The England shambles (in any game) can now be put into perspective with the below key phrases and quotes -
'It's not for the want of trying'
'This result will galvanise/spur us/bond (insert similar word in terms of a battle cry) us for the next game'
'There's a few lads hurting in there'
'We've learnt a lot'
That last one is particularly amusing - if England were world learning players instead of cricketers they'd be top of the pile at the minute. I think the time has come to cut the crap, say what needs to be said and start ditching one or two of the non-performers, including some of the so-called big guns if need be. Flintoff continues to feel that he needs to back-up this pile of mis-firing misfits, making himself look like a bit of a laughing stock in the process.
I just wish those with the power would just come out, and say what the rest of us are thinking - that the cricket at the moment is diabolical, people have rested on their laurels and revelled in this new found stardom from the home series against the Aussies last time round and that everyone's place is under threat. People have fought in wars, died for their country, done courageous things of extraordinary gravity, for their awards, accolades and OBEs/MBEs. I think it's time these lads started looking in the mirror and earn their honours!
The England shambles (in any game) can now be put into perspective with the below key phrases and quotes -
'It's not for the want of trying'
'This result will galvanise/spur us/bond (insert similar word in terms of a battle cry) us for the next game'
'There's a few lads hurting in there'
'We've learnt a lot'
That last one is particularly amusing - if England were world learning players instead of cricketers they'd be top of the pile at the minute. I think the time has come to cut the crap, say what needs to be said and start ditching one or two of the non-performers, including some of the so-called big guns if need be. Flintoff continues to feel that he needs to back-up this pile of mis-firing misfits, making himself look like a bit of a laughing stock in the process.
I just wish those with the power would just come out, and say what the rest of us are thinking - that the cricket at the moment is diabolical, people have rested on their laurels and revelled in this new found stardom from the home series against the Aussies last time round and that everyone's place is under threat. People have fought in wars, died for their country, done courageous things of extraordinary gravity, for their awards, accolades and OBEs/MBEs. I think it's time these lads started looking in the mirror and earn their honours!
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