one day international

[halfslip56]

i really thought it was englands day yesterday after eoin morgans ton making 300 but james faulkners remarkable knock when all looked gone got the aussies home with three balls to spare great game of one day cricket.

[John]

Cook and Flower should both step down. This tour is proving to be one of the most astounding displays of under performance ever seen imo

[halfslip56]

the one day series is following the same pattern as the ashes
england were outclassed last night 3 nil to australia.

[halfslip56]

well england finally won a game against australia on tour 316 proved too much for us to chase down despite resting warner clarke watson and haddon england outplayed us.

[John]

And Cook said he is desperate to stay on as one day captain. To be perfectly frank, I'm desperate to see him and Flower go. They have reduced the worlds number one team (in all formats of the game) into a pathetic bunch of no hopers.

[halfslip56]

first of 3 t20 internationals today i probably give england a fair chance
especially now cook and bell are heading home.
broad will probably make a better captain at least he has an agressive nature.

[John]

Cook has been absolutely dismal, as has Flower and the rest of the coaching staff. England have shown they dont have the stomach for a fight, we haven't really competed in any of the games and threw away the last one dayer. Cook should go, Flower should go, Gooch should go....only the bowling coach has actually held his hands up and admitted they were poor so cudos to him....and he's Australian..

[halfslip56]

aussies crushed england in the second t20 game and lead 2 nil
and john you got part of your'e wish andy flower sacked but cook looks
safe for now at least.

[halfslip56]

well the end of englands tour results in 1 win in 13 games and a severe reality check
they started the tour with at least an even money chance of retaining the ashes
and we all know what happened and they seem to have gone backwards in limited
over cricket a lot of soul searching to be done.

[halfslip56]

it looks like kevin pietersen may of played his last game for england
another high profile departure from englands tour.

[John]

it really is getting beyond farce.

[halfslip56]

it really is getting beyond farce.

i agree he was there leading run scorer on tour and just because he is a bit of a maverick he's been dumped.you
know what you get with kevin sure he's a bit out there
but thats part of the package he is also a match winner
england don't have to many of those any more.