By all accounts the English team dressing room is not a happy place right now. There are as many as four captains hanging about, but no one seems to be in charge. The obvious choice of Kevin Pietersen to be in charge of the team seems either to escape the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) or it seems that they are scared of him. In fact that is the perception among some of the cricket news publications in England; that the ECB will not appoint Pietersen because they are scared of him! He is perceived as the man for the job of leading the players in all forms of international cricket, but he is not being given the job. He is unhappy; the players are not performing; it is not good news all around.

Then there is the other problem of The Coach; at this time the English team has no permanent coach, only a stand in one. In this connection all manner of rumours are doing the rounds; that the South African coach will be taking over, that Gary Kirsten is being considered for the job; etc. What is very clear is that a coach needs to be appointed with immediate effect. The T20 world cup is coming up; the Ashes are due to being in July, a lot of cricket will be played but unless the English get their act together, the Aussies will walk all over them with hob nailed boots come the Ashes.

Michael Vaughan, former English skipper stepped down as captain in August last, when the team suffered a series loss at the hands of South Africa. He was not part of the team that toured India and West Indies. Now Vaughan will be one more former captain in a team that includes Andrew Flintoff, Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen, all of who have led the side in the past.

So now the race for the captain becomes even more complicated, with Andrew Strauss who led the team in the West Indies in the ODI and the test series, not even being part of the squad for the T20 format of the game. The England dressing must indeed be an uncomfortable place to be in right now, the ECB, is intentionally or otherwise, keeping everyone guessing; including the players!

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