The uncertainty doesn’t stop after the wedding day

It betrays a fundamental lack of conviction. In a shaky relationship, uncertainty reaches a tipping point the closer the wedding day gets.

Peter Moores’ “equivocal support” for Cook infers the serious possibility of ODI “reggie” between now and the World Cup.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/current/story/810121.html

Bizarre timing, as the time for ODI reggie was surely no later than September – indeed probably before the summer ODI series with India.

Better late than never I suppose.

England consistently places supreme ODI importance on the World Cups – a policy with which I concur. Yet England consistently mistimes its changes and developments to near perfection, getting better at precisely the wrong stage of the four year cycle.

This phenomenon of incompetence, at least five full cycles / i.e. 20 years or more old, is a wonder to behold. If they were trying to do it deliberately, it almost certainly couldn’t be achieved.

Indeed. Play to your strengths.

So that’s where he should be during the World Cup, presumably.

‘I’m a better player than I’m showing at the moment, and I’ve just got to keep going. I know it’s a real cliché, but I’m actually hitting the ball quite nicely in the nets.’

Masterstroke.

Imagine what might happen if Leicestershire were to attract its prodigal sons back, daneel.

I always said, don’t trust them psychic badgers…

That’ll make for an attractive opening pair with Robson.

Or an effective one, at least.