Comments on: Englandâ?(tm)s Struggles Continue http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2007/04/10/england%e2%80%99s-struggles-continue/ "cricket without boundaries" Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: splatthat http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2007/04/10/england%e2%80%99s-struggles-continue/#comment-1332 splatthat Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:12:19 +0000 http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/?p=122#comment-1332 Vaughan shouldn't move down the order as he is a natural opener. I just want him as captain, but he should bat in the place where he is most suited. Vaughan shouldn’t move down the order as he is a natural opener. I just want him as captain, but he should bat in the place where he is most suited.

]]> By: Jane Ellen http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2007/04/10/england%e2%80%99s-struggles-continue/#comment-1326 Jane Ellen Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:54:05 +0000 http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/?p=122#comment-1326 <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/04/11/scboyc11.xml" rel="nofollow">Geoffrey Boycott's idea</a> is to move Flintoff up to 3, and pull Vaughan down the batting order to a possible partnership with Collingwood. It might just work, but I doubt Fletcher will give it a go. It's truly a frustrating situation all the way round. Geoffrey Boycott’s idea is to move Flintoff up to 3, and pull Vaughan down the batting order to a possible partnership with Collingwood. It might just work, but I doubt Fletcher will give it a go. It’s truly a frustrating situation all the way round.

]]> By: ©hinaman http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2007/04/10/england%e2%80%99s-struggles-continue/#comment-1302 ©hinaman Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:24:35 +0000 http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/?p=122#comment-1302 Paul Nixon. As I do not follow county matches closely, I knew nothing abaout him till he went out to play in Australia. <font color="#666666">This is what I <a href="http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/?p=93" rel="nofollow">wrote about him.</a> before the world cup.</font> He is a real fighter, I still do not understand why he was ignored for so long. Amongs all the certainties of ODI cricket, with the English team at the moment there are two certainties. Michael Vaughan and Freddie Flintoff's low score wickets. As long as these two important batsmen do not get their form back, the batting line up is hoping on individual performances. At this level, I believe hope and luck cannot be included as a part of the game plan. Paul Nixon.
As I do not follow county matches closely, I knew nothing abaout him till he went out to play in Australia.
This is what I wrote about him. before the world cup.
He is a real fighter, I still do not understand why he was ignored for so long.

Amongs all the certainties of ODI cricket, with the English team at the moment there are two certainties.
Michael Vaughan and Freddie Flintoff’s low score wickets.
As long as these two important batsmen do not get their form back, the batting line up is hoping on individual performances.

At this level, I believe hope and luck cannot be included as a part of the game plan.

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