What is going on? I've never been so embarrassed by the England cricket team. The performance against South Africa was shocking. Vaughan should stand down as captain. Whether he survives in the team or not would then be up to the selection committee. Personally speaking, I'd appoint Strauss as the new ODI captain. I think he has earned the right. I'm not sure who would be a good vice-captain. Pietersen maybe?

There haven't been too many England players at the WCC who can hold their heads up and say they've played well. Collingwood, Pietersen, Nixon and Bopara with the bat and Flintoff with the ball. I think Mahmood and Anderson did OK, and Panesar showed potential but they weren't at the races at this WC.

As for the rest, Strauss has started to show some form again (in the SA game at least). Bell and Joyce were disjointed and Vaughan would be shot if he was a racehorse.

As I said in an earlier blog, the team that lines up against the Windies in the summer should be

Trescothick
Bell / Joyce
Strauss
Pietersen
Flintoff
Collingwood
Bopara
Nixon
Mahmood / Anderson
Jones
Panesar

Oh well, at least with Ireland an official ODI side now, maybe we could start our own version of the Tri-Nations with Scotland and Ireland. Maybe we'd even win something then!