Stupid of them to advertise a comedy circus as a cricket match.

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The ECB are ultimately responsible for this mess. They have been obsessed with maximising money instead of overseeing standards for the county sides and test team.

Test cricket is the core of what matters to most cricket lovers in England and we have been very badly served in recent years.

First thing I would do is bring back Flower as coach.....he was far and away the best England have ever had.

Second has to be a serious look at county pitches. Producing players who have skills in different conditions is vital.

A serious look at why our test team now seem to struggle when the ball starts to move.....when English players are meant to amongst the best at playing in helpful conditions as this is how most home pitches behave.

Players will get out when the ball moves around but I expect to see test players showing skill at playing the moving ball.

That's been seriously lacking for quite a while.

Edited by Stirlingsays (24 Mar 2018 10.51am)

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