dan08 wrote:Has Root ever captained any side before (apart from the odd match)?
It's a shame Taylor isn't in the Test team because he's had quite a bit of captaincy experience with the Lions.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Just turned 22 for his first game in charge.
Making_Splinters wrote:New Zealand have a fraction of the resources available that England do yet they play with a passion and belief that England can't hope to master.
Alviro Patterson wrote:Making_Splinters wrote:New Zealand have a fraction of the resources available that England do yet they play with a passion and belief that England can't hope to master.
All stems from society and available facilities at grassroots level. For example, one suburb in Wellington has a large field with six cricket pitches, each containing an artifical wicket. Where can you find that in England?
Gingerfinch wrote:Alviro Patterson wrote:Making_Splinters wrote:New Zealand have a fraction of the resources available that England do yet they play with a passion and belief that England can't hope to master.
All stems from society and available facilities at grassroots level. For example, one suburb in Wellington has a large field with six cricket pitches, each containing an artifical wicket. Where can you find that in England?
I'm not convinced it's down to that. We have some good players in the county system, but some seem to freeze when they pull on the England sweater.
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