Who will be England's cricket captain in three years? I don't think anyone has the answer to that.
Who will lead out the ten other perfectly dressed white warriors on Wedneday 8th July in Cardiff for the start of the npower Test Series against Australia. Few wisecracks seem to have the answer. Even good old Geoffrey Boycott struggles to offer a definitive answer.
A turbulent winter has seen Kevin Pietersen stripped of the honour of captaining his country in international sport. And who's in? Andrew Strauss at the moment. But for how long? No wins in five test matches against a West Indies side who's most recent test series win came on home soil against a woefully lacking-in-quality Bangladesh side back in 2003.
If truth be told, this winter has been dreadful. The summer ended on a high after recovering from the test defeats to a quality South Africa side, to beat the then top ODI side 4-0 in impressive style. Since then, the Stanford 20/20 for 20 was a public disaster, India trounced England in both the Test and One-Day series as well as being caught up in the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Following from that, the Peter Moores/Kevin Pietersen feud resulted in even less team harmony. Moores was sacked and Pietersen was out as skipper. Strauss faces an almost impossible job, and now he's injured, his team can't stop losing and Collingwood is in as the boss for the first One-Day International. Oh yeah and England don't have a manager either.
Should KP be back in? Moores has gone now which would seem to open the path wider but Collingwood is in ahead of Pietersen for tomorrow's crunch match with the Windies. Perhaps Pietersen could manage the team too...
English Cricket is crying out for direction.
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My name is Nick Spear. I am a 1st year BA Sports Journalism student at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston. Born in Southampton, home is based in Bristol/Bath area. Very much a southerner turned northener. I'm a Christian and that shapes my life. Sport is one of my biggest passions.
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