What happens when that coach goes into a selection meeting the following week and axes said player? The new selection system leaves England coach Chris Silverwood more vulnerableThe England cricket team has been selected by a committee stretching back to the 19th century, and I quite liked the fact that accountability was spread. The successes of the England team over recent years have been down to the fact that there hasn’t been a huge turnover of captains and coaches, but this now leaves Silverwood more vulnerable. Coach Silverwood will pick squads in consultation with captains Root and Eoin Morgan (above)Equally, it was harsh to pin on Smith this past winter’s issues with the rotation policy because it was an ECB one. Silverwood was in the county game until recently with Essex and spent long periods in bubbles with lots of potential England cricketers.

Source: The Nation April 23, 2021 21:56 UTC