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Here's an excerpt from Jonathan Agnew's article for the BBC today (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25610891)
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You can look at every aspect of this tour - the attitude of the players, the fact England arrived as favourites, the 82-page menu - and it all paints a picture of a team which has become far too insular. That was illustrated when I put a question to captain Alastair Cook. I asked whether the opinions of those outside of the team - those who have played cricket all their lives and have watched the game for years - were worth seeking, and he said no. He said essentially it was for those within the team to work out what has gone wrong. That is a worry to me and shows there is no real awareness of what is happening outside the team's bubble. |
I understand he was referring to people like himself in the media - should such individuals be used as "consultants" for national cricket teams? These guys do watch a lot of cricket and part of their job involves a large amount of technical analysis into players' techniques etc (think 3rd Man on Sky Sports).
The other angle to this is that I imagine many fans watch a lot more cricket than these guys but surely no team would realistically consider taking a fan's viewpoint on board!