Potential solutions:
Throw the baby out with the bathwater - it can't do any worse!
Change the FC season back to playing at more suitable times of the year
Top 12 counties to be pro, well funded in 2 divisions with bursaries for 2 x quality overseas each, 10 x first class games per season plus a finale and relegation playoffs
Remaining counties to be semi-pro, used as pathway for young trialists/Unicorns - player loans from bigger counties to give youngsters on the sidelines games (ahem Surrey)
Silverwood out, replaced by a hard-nosed overseas coach with international experience, supported by 3 x English recently retired pros on County Watch
Root removed from captaincy, and left to be our GOAT batsman
County pitches made mandatory to be conducive to spin on day 3 or 4
A bit of f*cking national pride, and value for your place - lower the central contract salary and increase performance relaled bonuses
Some sh*t hot coaches in the batting, fielding and bowling roles - Colly, KP, Anderson, Tresco, Broad - anyone who tells it like it is and is fresh to the game
I'm sure many will argue the toss over many of these points - they are just an opinion. However, we were a really good test side not so long ago, and someone has to do something to stop this malaise.
Root, Stokes, Robinson, Archer should all be world-class - Hameed, Crawley, Foakes, Stone, Mahmood and Parkinson could all be something with the right help.
Watching this debacle down under is sooooo frustrating - and someone with half a brain in the England set-up should be looking at how to put it right over the next 18 months.
I have the raving hump.
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Topic: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22 (Read 90905 times)