I very rarely have a sports section on this Blog but yesterday's horrors at Headingley cannot go unmentioned.As a cricket fan for more than half a century, I have often been disappointed by England. Yesterday however, I was angry!
The display was utterly lamentable as all ten England batsmen got themselves out playing unnecessary shots at a swinging ball.
(Only Bell and Anderson deserved any sympathy at all in their dismissals.) Having been skittled for an unbelievable 102, having won the toss and elected to bat, you realised that at least the bowlers would have learnt how to get batsmen out under the conditions. BUT NO!
The England attack [?] chose to persist in bowling an entirely different length to that employed by the Aussies.
We were set up to regain The Ashes and have cast it all away in just four and a half hours!
HEADS MUST ROLL! Strauss led the way by getting out in absurd fashion after incorrectly not being given out LBW on the first ball of the day. Granted ' a life' - why did he not thank heaven and cash in?
Why did he permit all of his bowlers to bowl short?
A new captain is now a must!
