dougdeep
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My second choice would be Panesar.
I think he's the best captain we have. He's inspirational, and will lead from the front.
We're touring India later this year, then West Indies early next year, with a short series against Sri Lanka at home before the convicts arrive.
The ONLY reasons in KP's favour:
He's our best player
If it transforms him like it did Beckham (granted, different sport) then we'll have one HELL of a player.
He's guaranteed a place in the teams anwa
BUT.
If it buggers his form with the bat then the team are F*CKED. Ashes next year, roll on the good old days of being buggered on home soil.
Tactically sound? Did you see that MENTAL shot the other day? The man is ego-driven - he's an individual, not really much of a team player. I can't really see him making key decisions in the field.
Silly. Should have made Bell captain and bought Key back.
I think shots like the ones he played the other day to get out will become more occassional if he is given the role of captain.
But wouldn't that be a BAD thing?
Don't get me wrong, i'm pissed off with the TIMING of that particular shot (and for once, the execution), but the fact that KP plays the shots are what makes him the brilliant player he is.
I wouldn't want him to change his style if he became captain, I'd just want him to learn to ENGAGE HIS BRAIN from time to time when we're under the kosh!
WPersonally I'd make Strauss the captain for the final Test, bring in Key at the Oval as a batsman, and if he gets runs make the decision between him and Strauss.
the best bastman in the world, but i dont know about captain, Vaughan was an immense captain, can Pieterson live up to him?
Not even in the top 5 batsman in the world in my opinion. Time is right for a change, but pieterson is not the man, give it to either Collingwood or Strauss.
My second choice would be Panesar.
As they want a single captain for both the Test and ODI it really has to be Pietersen. I don't really understand the criticism of him for his shot on Friday. Bell, Cook and Vaughan all got out to stupid shots, and not shots they'd usually play. If KP hadn't played the way he did, we wouldn't have a had a shot at winning the match and in doing so he took much of the pressure off COllingwood