Why Are England Stuffing Pakistan In The ODI Series?

They are playing against the same bowlers and batsmen, so why are England totally outplaying Pakistan in the 50 over game?

Ok, so some of the players have changed, but the ones who played in the test series are actually better players than those playing the ODI side, in theory. Bopara has essentially chucked an egg in Strauss' and Flower's faces for not picking him for the test series, and good on him, although I'm not entirely sure he'd have fared any better than those who did get the nod.

The bowlers have changed a little, but the bowling was fine in the tests.

The whole problem is in the mind - the longer game means that players feel that they have to be more watchful. The field can be spread more in test cricket. agreed, but only so much. The England batsmen all went into their shells against the Pakistan spinners (who are pretty good, I hasten to add) during the test series, but when the overs are limited, they are forced to go after them. And it generally works. Ok, so Ajmal got 5 for in the first game, but England won handsomely.

Why not just try to smash these guys out of the attack? They can't do any worse than they actually did.

Like Watching Footage Of Myself

Very similar to watching me bowl:

Bye Bye Fabio, The Pleasure Was Your Bank Manager's

Fabio Capello has resigned in the run up to a major international football, leaving behind his £6 million per year pay packet, although with a little financial sweetener by all accounts. He's resigned over the FA stripping John Terry of the captaincy due to the England defender's pending trial for the alleged racial abuse of Anton Ferdinand.

Most of the papers and many fans are saying that Fabio didn't have a leg to stand on but I have some sympathy for the Italian. Terry hasn't been found guilty yet, and those newspapers who whinge about Capello are the same papers that will resolutely defend the right of someone to be considered innocent until proven guilty, assuming that it will sell papers - stuff the individual if it doesn't. If found guilty then Terry should probably never play for England again and certainly not captain the side.

Brighton manager Gus Poyet, who has a recent record of only opening his mouth to change feet (remember Suarez's incident with Evra?), made a valid point in that the FA have pleased no-one with this decision. Either you do nothing or you ban him totally from representing his country. What the FA have actually done is go halfway, which is utterly (and predictably) spineless, although it has saved them a packet in Capello's wages.

John Terry will still be in the squad for the Euros, whether you think he is guilty or not, so this symbolic "stripping of the captaincy" is totally pointless. Unless of course, the point was to provoke Capello into resigning. We will almost certainly never know.

A Young Lutters Helps Out At The Australian Open

Sign him up for the Australian cricket team! Great snaffle!



Arguably the best bit of the match!