Who is out there in the county game worthy of inclusion then? What do the ECB do? It is dying worldwide is my point. I love test cricket more than any other format but we live in a world that loves fast paced sport and money making. Elsewhere there seems to be a struggle to get test worthy players. A lot of recent test matches have been done in 3-4 days due to so much shorter format cricket. Most of England's issues have been players being incapable of leaving good balls and playing decent defensive strokes because they aren't practicing them in shorter formats.
Cook was still the best opening batsman. His average dropped but we have failed to get anyone else to come in and nail that position and again, few in county cricket are excelling. Roy will no doubt be the next call due to Vince still being such a wonderfully frustrating cricketer. Bowling is fine at the moment and talent emerging. Decent spinners around but untested at higher level. You can query decision making when they get thrown in on flat pitches in oz with a series lost.
Away from home the squad should be more varied. Same old struggles seem to repeat. Not having a go at you but what are the solutions? I am puzzled as to why your stance on a world cup win is to immediately feel disappointed about the test team?
the thing is you don't know till you try, and giving somebody the chance is key and not just a couple of test on tour to prove yourself, you need time to find your feet and get to know how to play the better bowlers, i would look at youth and pick 4 or 5 and then give them 2 years in and around the test team and sometimes people play better under pressure, india do it a lot with there youth they get them in early and let them get the feel of test cricket
england and the ECB don't like change and once somebody does well in test cricket its their places for good and pick up a central contract and that's it, nobody else gets the chance and that is why players like cook are over used because of the central contract