Gooch cut from England batting coach role

How very strange this is !!! :-\

Alaistair Cooke is right about needing new faces, especially in the position of captain, a role he has made blatantly obvious he is not suited. He is a good opening batsman but an awful captain.

Moores cleaning house.

Supercat,


I totally agree on Cooky's captaincy. He is an excellent opener and on that he should focus. He is gaumless, lacks vision, very reactive and does not seem to be learning quickly.


That said, Flower was a very rigid coach so Moores may make a difference.

Gooch has paid the price for England’s dreadful batting in the Ashes whitewash, but Cook insisted: “I would never degrade the work Goochie has done - the coaches prepare you as best as they can, but once you cross the white line it’s down to the players to perform.
“We’re not blaming him because we couldn’t score 400 - we just felt we needed a few fresh faces. A lot of the players have a great relationship with him, on a one-to-one basis, not just me.
"I hope those guys will feel free to go and work with Goochie because we all know the work he does is outstanding.”