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Post by Cast no shadow on Dec 20, 2007 11:44:22 GMT
thats extremely poor
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Post by PotteringThrough on Dec 20, 2007 12:43:43 GMT
Poor isn't the right word, shocking and diabolic still don't sum it up!
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Dec 20, 2007 13:37:09 GMT
Yes, but we're going strong in the second innings.
Already reached 2 without losing even a single wicket.
C'mon England - you can do it!
;D
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Post by thepremierbanksy on Dec 20, 2007 14:13:01 GMT
My flatmate who knows about cricket says this on the matter. I am tempted to agree as it sounds about right:
After an extended period of mediocrity from the National team, the Governing Body decided to take drastic action around the turn of the millenium. For the first time in history, England appointed a foreign coach! Obviously the Daily Mail led a media field-day about Churchill turning in his grave etc, but soon enough the results improved and teams around the world began to fear England. On the back of some excellent results in 2004 and 2005, it seemed justified to pay the foreigner the high wages he had negotiated for himself, both on his professional record and his record with England. However, in 2006/07, England were shown to not quite be the best team in the world (although they were still ranked as high as they had been in about 20 years). This was the final straw for the xenophobic press who launched a smear campaign to rid the country of this Johnny Foreigner who was "Teekkkin arrrrrr jawwwwbbbsssss". In place of him, following a farcical selection process, was appointed a young English Coach, with supposedly bright new coaching methods and someone who had worked under the former England coach for a few years. It was designed to be a seamless transition, one which would instil a bit more patriotism into the England team. Whilst the new coach got some encouraging results, it was hard not to notice a steady decline in the overall performances of the national team. They appeared to not respect this new, untried coach, and his methods looked less and less innovative as England limped through games in a way not seen under the previous regime.
Here's where the parallels end, as the football team crashed out of Euro 2008 and Capello is in. HOPEFULLY, Moores will make way for a world-class cricket coach, before it's too late and England return to bottom of the international cricket league...
MOORES OUT. MOODY IN.
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