For the little that it’s worth, I thought it unwise to give England’s most valuable player (Stokes) the captaincy, assuming it would be a burden he could do without. All that demonstrates is the chasm between being an external observer and someone with genuine insight. I was overly influenced by the past and needed to be “unburdened by what has been”.
Pope needs to be consistent with the bat to be deserved of captaincy. After 48 tests, his record is modest. Moreover, it will be interesting to see how his batting is affected as a captain.
For the little that it’s worth, I thought it unwise to give England’s most valuable player (Stokes) the captaincy, assuming it would be a burden he could do without. All that demonstrates is the chasm between being an external observer and someone with genuine insight. I was overly influenced by the past and needed to be “unburdened by what has been”.
Pope needs to be consistent with the bat to be deserved of captaincy. After 48 tests, his record is modest. Moreover, it will be interesting to see how his batting is affected as a captain.