its time to put aside all petty arguements and sort out­ a team who can start to win matches or the ashes may as­ well be given away now john from wigan

KP should never have been there in the first place!­ England still is a distaster,its needs a total overhual

WE NEED DAMN NEW SPINNERS!!!!

Its not about KP or for that matter the appalling coach­ Moores its about the Game England could not keep going­ down the negativiy road any longer, thats why Capello­ was brought in for football,
I applaud any captain who­ tries but he must have quality players at hand who are­ prepared to work hard and get their head down, My­ friends in Sydney Auss think we are a joke? so ECB get­ your heads of the sand, and sort it
NJW

Those of (US) who know anything about English cricket­ were aware at the time that Moores was going to be a­ disaster, to bloody minded and lack of detail also­ little respect of the players, go now Moores and go­ away from the game
NJW

K P is a joke and should never have beeen made captain.­ He needs to learn how to bat sensibly first. Anyone who­ scores more centuries than 50's on the surface­ looks great, in reality it is the other way round. it­ shows that he is getting out cheaply too often. He is a­ dangerous batsman but teams know he is mentally week­ and is easy to get out early. Dont believe me do the­ maths, 15 good innings but only 2 that really count.
If­ i was a captain i would rub my hands together seeing KP­ walking out to the middle in the second innings as his­ batting is rubbish. No man is bigger than the game and­ unless he learns to bat sensibly he should be the one­ going

But surely the "men in suits" must have seen­ this coming the moment they appointed K.P as skipper?­ Or did they really expect him to be all cuddles and­ hugs with Moores when it's so obvious that the two­ of them are like oil and water? The Bell situation is­ frankly laughable, too funny for words in fact. Owais­ Shah must be spitting feathers.

It reminds me of a­ similar situation years ago when the selectors­ constantly picked Derek Pringle, while at the same time­ making Botham stay at home and watch the games on tv.­ Madness.

Melanie, you will just have to use capital letters next­ time, it does take some penetrating with some­ people!
Gilbertson, I have little respect for Moores­ based on his achievements, and that really is the hub­ of it all, what have we achieved in his two years? - I­ think that he can hardly be labelled as a troublemaker.­ He is too meek and mild to be an agitator surely? I­ have openly criticised him for his lack of visibility­ and his attitude of distancing himself during matches.­ He seems a decent guy but clearly out of his depth.
On­ the KP issue, he obviously has a problem with KP, well­ chronicled now, but feels with Vaughan at KP's side­ he would be fighting a double challenge, hence his­ reluctance.
It is probably nothing to do with­ Vaughan's form but everything to do with the­ challenge to his position.
Bell is another of my pet­ subjects but he must be feeling like sh.t at the moment­ knowing KP wants him out but retaining his place as a­ result of a political battle.
We are a shambles,­ aren't we? Would the Aussies accept a situation­ like this? - you bet they would not.

moores for early doors, its the only way he is a­ trouble maker

tani1959, you've obviously got a problem reading­ English....For the 2nd time, PIETESEN IS A SELECTOR!!­ Becoming captain automatically gives you a seat on the­ England selection commitee, in fact as captain­ Pietersen has the largest say of all the selectors on­ who tours, who plays and who doensn't, so the point­ that you are vainly trying to make is just nonsense. Do­ you know anything at all about cricket, or would you­ like a diagram?

I see the media seem to be concentrating on Moores­ stats as coach of England and yet really quiet about­ KPs record as captain.I agree with a lot of people that­ KP is an exceptional player but at the end of the day­ he is not a selector so if if his choices are ignored­ he should just get on with it.
BTW his record is played­ 8 won 0 drawn 1.
Not comfortable reading but something­ which has been overlooked in all the hue and cry over­ this rift.

Moores should have been sacked ages ago. He is the­ worst coach in the world.
Hoggard should have been back­ ages ago. He is the best swing bowler in the world.

If you want the Ashes, you better act now. Looks like­ KP wants full control of England cricket. I know he is­ not solely responsible, but he is the one on the field­ calling the shots. Recent results are the reality. If­ England want to be competitive with the Aussies, then­ they better stop playing like Sri Lanka. Changing­ after the WI tour will be too late. There are only­ three ways to fix the team, selection, selection,­ selection. Good luck with that.

Moores is a liability who has shown consistently poor­ judgement and too much tolerance of failiure. Pietersen­ is a winner with a winner's mentality. Moore's­ should go now and take Bell and Harmison with him. Well­ done Kev, you just keep getting better and better.

Moores was instrumental in the deparure of Michael­ Vaughan largely based on jealousy of his status within­ the team and is thus determined not to have him in the­ side at any price.Ddespite all of Vaughans weaknesses­ he does have a fine tactical brain something sadly­ lacking currently. Moores was also responsible for­ dropping Mathew Hoggard the most reliable and­ consistant bowler in the side after one poor game. He­ was also behind the selection of the Aussie Pie Chucker­ for the SA test. Poor judgement all round he must go.

Nobody should ever under estimate how good Kevin­ Pieterson is or can be on his day. He is exciting to­ watch and can win games single handedly... but as a­ captain he is in his infancy and I feel he wanted­ Micheal Vaughan in the squad to nuture him along.. We­ have seen that at the moment he lacks know how on­ fielding positions and bowling changes, as India have­ been given a Test Match when needing 375.. that should­ not of happened. But one thing is certain, sack Moores­ and you may as well let Pieterson be Chief of Cricket,­ Head of Selectors and everything else and that surely­ cannot be right!!!

OK, if KP is to go, then who will come in? Collingwood­ or rejuvenation of Vaughn? Its easy to find a­ replacement for Moore. KP's performance record, as­ a player, may not be as a captain, has been excellent.­ A captain is just good as the rest of the blokes in the­ team and he doesn't have a magic wand to wish away­ the bad patch of English cricket.

KP should never have been appointed as captain. His­ dislike of Moores was already known, and he lacked both­ captaincy experience and even a vestige of diplomacy. ­ Being a super-exciting batsman (on his day) in not­ enough. A captain has to lead, not boss.
I'd sack­ KP, appoint Strauss as test captain and restore­ Collingwood as one-day captain. (In an ideal world the­ same guy does both jobs, but we don't have that­ luxury.) KP could tour as a player - his choice. And­ at the end of the summer if we didn't hold the­ Ashes, Moores would have to go.
But my scenario­ won't happen. Moores will no doubt be sacked in­ the next few days. In which case no credible­ replacement will be found - who'd take the job on­ those terms?

Robbo, you're not such a smarty-alec are you?­ According to your somewhat bigoted criteria, neither­ Strauss nor Shah would be eligible to play for­ England!! And i bet you were as quiet as a church mouse­ when Nasser Hussain was captain and England were­ winning test matches.

and if we in beat the aussies in the ashes he will be­ the best thing since sliced bread.. cricket fans very­ fickle