Re: Bye Bye Mitchell

"E. Scrooge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove eye)> brightened my day
with his incisive wit when in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] he
conjectured that: 

> 
> "Walter Mitty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> "E. Scrooge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove eye)> brightened my day
>> with his incisive wit when in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] he
>> conjectured that:
>>
>> > He knew it all when he took the job - after getting rid of some
>> > quality players his result in the World Cup was a complete
>> > disaster. Losing the big game wasn't the disaster, it was the way
>> > that they lost it which was a complete shambles.
>>
>> Oh come on : despite the fact that I always thought the ABs to be
>> untested in this RWC and remarkably confident despite their back to
>> back losses against England, you could still see the quality ooznig
>> out of every pore. They had a bad game and I doubt if it will happen
>> again. Australia played 
> a
>> blinder. They didn't in the final, and I think the scoreline was very
>> flattering.
>>
>> IMO, Mitchell should stay : he's got a fine team there chomping at
>> the 
> bit.
> 
> He's had good teams before, but doesn't take long to make many new
> teams in his 2 years.  There wouldn't be many that are still in the
> team from 2 years ago or even 1 year ago.   Mitchell has doubts about
> keeping Thorne as the captain - he selects a team then a few months
> later has no confidence to keep working with them.  How long was
> Fitzpatrick the captain for?  He wouldn't have lasted long under
> Mitchell. 
> 

Surely your points are relevant for the coaches too? The Aussies have 
always stuck with quality in their cricket team despite lapses : e.g 
openeing batsmen getting a handful of ducks. This is cricket : it happens 
- one miss and its all over. A few mistakes under pressure doesn't 
suddenly make a classy cricketer poor : unless of curse he is hounded to 
death by press and fans alike. Leave them there for a good "innings" and 
wuality will alwaays find its feet. Woodward was very loyal to his 
players despite silly lapses in the 6N. And look what happened.

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