Highveld
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Thorpe has now been removed from his role, a poor coach & a very poor leadership figure.
Time for a new coaching staff, not recruited from Essex or Surrey.
Good BBC article on Jacob here
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60239953
There seems to have been an increase in spam again this week
Times radio last night were suggesting that Silverwood and Thorpe will be released soon too.
As a batting coach Thorpe has done nothing to improve the England players, but the same was true of Gouch and Ramprakash too.
Time for the ecb to appoint a batting coach who doesn't come from Essex or Surrey.
Even an underperforming Malan was massively better than the contribution from Vihari, it really was going into games a man down.
I think he has the potential to be a left handed Shaun Pollock type, so would be a good signing, with the potential of returning for several years.
Marco Jansen of South Africa would be a good option, a tall left arm seamer that was batting at 7 during the SA v India tests.
Whoever the club signs needs to be a consistant performer that makes a positive contribution to the team every game. Too many times last season, when Vihari was included, the team were effectively playing with just 10 men.
Full pre season match schedule
https://edgbaston.com/news/warwickshires-pre-season-friendly-matches-confirmed/
Has announced his retirement,
https://edgbaston.com/news/tim-bresnan-announces-retirement/?fbclid=IwAR0f2oKpalF5ckD6VxdwY4HwQsey7XXlsqD6YOfNNuRKFEn8COgceFc-NWI
It's always a sad day when a sportsman has to hang up his boots, but it seems he has made the right decision to do it now.
Good luck to him in the next chapter of his life.
England won their 3rd game yesterday, with Jacob getting 62 9ff 55 balls and 1-31off 5 overs.
Strangely, and despite advertising that all the England games would be shown, Sky showed the Pakistan v Afghanistan game.
Sky sports are showing several games from the competition, including all England games.
The remaining games are streamed on the ICC website.
Chris Woakes has scored more runs in the series, from 3 games, than the total from the Surrey pair of Burns and Pope, from a combined total of 6 games.
The post was advertised on the clubs website a few weeks ago, including closing dates, job description etc
I'm sure the club will announce the post holder when the selection process has concluded.
This update was published today https://edgbaston.com/news/farbrace-updates-bowling-coach-search/?fbclid=IwAR3TotYIg9lry-1jDIUbV7rfqlu3XcL8b4CqkA6xSB192ShdQC6sNNijxSs
THe ECB definately do need to change the England coach, as well as revising the seasons schedule so that proper red ball cricket is played throughout the season.
Hopefully the new coach &/or selectors realise that there are good players outside of their favoured counties.
Yet another poor performance by England. It is very unlikely they will come back to even draw the series.
Questions need to be asked about the selection of th squad and side. Pope and Burns do not look like test, players, I'd suggest it they didn't play for Surrey they would not be in the squad!
Having read the release from Hampshire, https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/graeme-welch-to-join-hampshire-as-bowling-lead-coach/
It seems that he is moving to a wider ranging role, so it is effectively a promotion.
Not a good start to the first test. At this rate there may be a new record for the shortest Ashes series ever.
The cricketer is reporting that Darren Gough has been appointed as the new Director of Cricket at Yorkshire.
It also reports that they want Anthony McGrath as the new head coach, with Kabir Ali under consideration for one of the assistant coach roles.
No doubt some here will be disappointed with the choice!
Surely the age and race of any candidate for the role should be irrelevant?
Whoever is appointed should be selected on their ability to fill the role successfully.
Or are you suggesting that the club actively discriminates against some candidates?
A major cull of staff, with 16 leaving.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59518669
Hopefully the replacements will be slected on merit and ability only.