I’m not happy with the way the England set up is going... Giles, Silverwood, Gough... all names from an era where England played rubbish test cricket and usually got walloped. Who’s next? Ronnie Irani?
Maybe Mark Ramprakash should be batting coach....oh wait!
Back to back titles with Essex and positive noises from some Essex players in the articke abv on his style and man mmanagement says to me he's earned it. He's an English coach who's had success at CC level and been around the side already, so a logical progression and one which should be applauded in my book
No real issues with this - You've got to grow your coaches from somewhere and like you say he's had some success at CC level which makes sense - but I'm concerned about him handing out jobs to his mates....
Can't really see an issue with it tbf. Loads of experience as an international bowler and its only a short term deal. I'm sure he'll offer something to the seamers.
That's the problem though isn't - he has less international experience than some of the bowlers already in the team! I would rather have seen Jimmy A brought along as the consultant if he's not not fit, an undoubted master of analytical swing bowling, than Darren Gough who is a self confessed 'I just get it up there as fast as I can' type.
Maybe I'm being overly pessimistic - perhaps Goughy is just enough of a good bloke that he's worth having around for the tour (although in Anderson's autobigraphy he does mention that he wasn't particularly friendly when he first went to the dressing room) - but I do get nervous about good ex players getting coaching roles with zero experience: Martin Johnson, Solskjaer - sport is littered with them...to play devil's advocate to my own point though Andy Farrell has done pretty well