Very amusing article taken from The Times this morning,
Coach, you asked all the players to e-mail you three suggestions for how we can improve our performance, technically, mentally and the team for the third Test now that we are 2-0 down in the series. Here are my thoughts.
1. Technically, I think we need to get better at cricket. There are three parts to this — batting, bowling and fielding. We’re not great at any of them at the moment. This is the heart of the problem, I’d say.
2. Mentally, I think team morale is suffering a bit from the way the management talk in jargon. All that “behaviour patterns” and “line-in-the-sand-moment” talk doesn’t really sit with the guys. I don’t really understand what “latitude for attitude” means. Does it mean anything? I know you said that we all have to make sure of our objective setting so that we build the culture of a ruthless attack-focused unit that takes the learning out of loss-orientated situations. But I don’t know what you’re on about, mate. I also think we might be in danger of over-reacting a bit to guys forgetting to send their e-mails.
3. My team point is that selection has been a bit strange lately. There’s a really thin, startled looking guy called Warney in the commentary box who talks a good game. I reckon the guy used to be able to play a bit. We don’t have any spinners, so can we give him a go? I’ve been reading some history too and the best Aussie teams have had a pair of brothers batting near the top (Chappells, Waughs). My brother’s in town on a business trip. If he can borrow a box and some gloves he can go in at first wicket down.
We’re struggling here but I hope that’s useful. Maybe you can even take the positives out of it.
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Topic: Australia in India 2013 (Read 45606 times)