Highveld
Member
The sooner decisive action is taken the better, shame the initial changes aren't taking place this week.
I have no confidence that a side coached by Robinson and with Davies as captain would perform any better at Trent Bridge.
It is not about if Robinson is a good or bad coach, but his methods are no longer effective. That is seen in many walks of life with managers.
What we want is for the club to have good leadership, on and off the field, that performs well and makes sensible signings of players to improve on what we have.
signings like Viari, Ali & Jamaal etc have failed to do that. Also the record on releasing young players, but giving extended contracts to ones who had performed worse than the released players does suggest a number of errors in the clubs internal decision making.
It would be better if Robinson and Davies resigned today.
Appoint Ed Barnard as captain and make Ian Westwood interim head coach.
Davies should not be involved at Trent Bridge, to allow the new captain and coach the maximum opportunity to make a fresh start.
Surely it is better to make the, needed, change now to help end the season on a positive note, and start to repair the toxic workplace culture that exists?
Of the current squad, Ed Barnard seems the obvious choice, burgess and OHD as vice captains would be a good choice.
Nothing Robinson said was convincing, or gave an impression that he even knew what caused the situation, and definately not that he had the answers to turn the situation around.
The phrase "Dead man walking" came to mind.
Has signed to spend the winter with Gold Coast Eagles in queensland, the home club of Sam Hain.
Ethan scored his first first class century today, and helped secure Div 1 status for Worcestershire.
Full championship stats make for interesting reading
https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=c_stats#cb7a621e3-796f-4186-bb0c-c3738c01bc75
Old Albert was good with light, which is significantly faster than even Alan Donald at his best!
I'd like to hear what changes other here would like, but one thought, toxic workplaces are created by in most cases bad senior leadership, so it could be that middle managers, position coaches in the cricket context, may not be the real cause of the issue, and they may not even be able to perform their role properly, due to presuures from above.
The body with the power to make changes is https://edgbaston.com/board-of-directors/
However reading their biographies, there seems to be a lack of cricket knowledge and experience, and the chairman is linked to CVC who mismanaged the comercial side of F1 before selling it, and are currently responsible for the financial disaster of the rugby premiership, so to be honest, I'd not hold out much hope of them making the right decisions.
There are comments on "X" (Formerly Twitter) that Robinson rudely refused to talk to members who wanted to ask questions in the bar after the game.
Not sure that is the best way to deal with supporters after such a pathetic performance.
People were asking for change, I was just suggesting possible changes.
As Albert Einstein said "To keep doing the same thing and expecting different results, is madness".
Positive change is needed, having a demotivated ex captain is likely to be a negative towards the teams performance, therefore it is logical to leave him out for this one game.
It gives the new leader a clean sheet to influence and guide the team.
There will be at least one change to the team with Chris Rushworth, probably, having played his final game against Essex. I'd also expect Dan Mousley to return. I'd also like to see Kai Smith and Chris Benjamin been given a chance, with Rhodes and Mousley opening the batting and Ed Barnard leading the side.
A batting order of
Rhodes/Mousley/Hain/Barnard/Smith/Benjamin & Burgess is probably the strongest top 7 we can field right now. Obvious if Chris Woakes was available, hed drop in the order at 6 or 7.
For Bowlers, OHD/ Briggs plus 2 others
Change is needed, the above change to the team would be a small step in the right direction.
Surrey win by 7 wickets about 30 minutes before lunch on day 3.
Can Essex claim the extra half hour to finish the game before lunch?
I must remember
"Our opening partnerships have improved vastly."
Strangely Michael Booth bowled 5 overs in the Surrey second innings.
Surrey need 146 to win in just over two days!
@Rayb asked if Davies was on the pitch at the time of the injury, the comentators hadn't mentioned him going off, or a sub coming on, before the injury.
Therefore it was a valid point to raise about the lack of concern shown.
You would expect a, good captain (leader) to show some concern when a key member of his team became injured.
That applies to any workplace, not just the cricket field.