Marcus Berkmann

Cricket’s guilty men: my list of who deserves to be sacked for the Ashes debacle

Like many, if not most England fans, I am at a stage beyond rage after their performance

I suppose the question is who we sack first. For like many, if not most England fans, I am at a stage beyond rage, beyond reasonable doubt, beyond all good sense. I want blood.

As a friend of mine who supports Everton posted on Facebook this morning, ‘Name two seven-letter sports teams beginning with E who will always let you down.’

The candidates for the chop are as follows:

1. Jason Roy as opening batsman. Dear god, I could do better. My old friend Simon, who used to open for the team I play for, could do better. He played 252 games for us and averages just over seven. He has just one shot, a smear down to third man. That’s one shot more than Jason Roy, unless you count the firm-footed edge to the wicketkeeper.

2. Trevor Baylis as coach.

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