don't be daft ??? this trouble is 4 years in the making by the ECB ?? lack of input into test cricket and using the ODI setup to try and cover the cracks, the last ashes in australia everybody could see the troubles with a ageing squad and the lack of options and spin, from the tv and radio pundits to the legend geoffrey boycott all saying the same things about the ECB and there lack of preparation and planing of the ashes 2 years ago never mind the 2019 ashes tour
now rock up to 2019 ashes at home ?? moeen ali is still our main spinner, jimmy anderson still our main strike bowler, NO opening pair with time in the crease, and a captain not fit enough to manage the team in the field and setups and his batting form has gone ?? if you take a long hard look before the the new cricket season started and the up and coming ashes you can see the world cup was the main thing, the ECB was only thinking about, the ODI world cup and not the ashes, test cricket has been over looked for far to long and when the ECB are picking moeen ali for a spinner then we have a problem
its basic cricket and balance of a test team a full time spinner and even if its not spinning or turning you get the overs in at a good rate and can block up one end with mixing it up and the batters timing can go to pot if its mixed up with spin and fast bowling by just keeping fresh, its simple and easy game if you have the right people and tools to play with and having a order and knowledge of what you are doing and sticking by it
we have lost the ashes forget anything like 1981 and botham magic happening again, its just not cricket and big big changes have to happen right now and start at the top and sack root as captain bring in a new coach and let him pick his own captain because it will be him that will keep the coach in his job at the end of the day, so he need a new captain and work from there, arches is a big plus and leach can be the ideal spinner so again work from that ?? maybe stokes and broad and woakes will be given another chance to partner archer and leach, then the hardest choice is the opening pair ??? and the top of the batting order and dropping root or placing him at 4 or 5 that can be the only choice going forward with root ??
but will the ECB do anything about it ?? i will not hold my breath, and the same old will be washed over with, the world cup winning team and the finger will be pointed at the timing of the world cup and the ashes in the same summer and it was to much to handle ????