As we know all good players don't always make good captains an Hope falls into that category....he just doesn't have a captains instinct or luck ....dey seh at times it's better to be lucky than good ...well he certainly aint lucky having lost 22 of the last 28 tosses including 6 of 7 in the tourny ...admittedly the match had gone (7 runs required)when he gave Shep the last over but Forde who was outstanding during the tourny had 1 over left why didn't he give it to him....was it to protect his homeboy figures an not have the winning runs scored off him ...admittedly its a relative non-issue but it smacked of a hint of insularity.....so would love to see him replaced by Hetty who obviously has a captaincy pedigree an reckon it would help to elevate his game to another level not withstanding how good he was in the tourny!!
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HOPE....should he stay or should he go??
HOPE....should he stay or should he go??
Mon, Mar 2, '26 at 7:48 AM
@CCW
IMO Hope is lost. He must go as captain. He should be retained as a player. Hetty should be appointed Captain of the white ball teams.
Mon, Mar 2, '26 at 8:05 AM
Hope will stay as Captain. Hetmeyer needs time still to develop in that pivotal # 3 role.
Mon, Mar 2, '26 at 8:57 AM
@voiceofreason
Probably will stay just fuh continuity but he shouldn't....a good captain is worth his weight in gold an perhaps can give you an extra 10% better chance of winning ....Powell was a better captain than Hope though not saying they should go back to him but Hope just ain't got it much the same as Lara ....we need to maximise every position to progress an making Hetty captain would be a great start he has the pedigree an the nous!