Ashes: Don’t blame the players, fix the system - Kevin Pietersen on England's flop-show in Brisbane Test
India Today
Kevin Pietersen refused to blame the players' and instead, urged England to improve their domestic cricket structure after another poor performance on the field in the opening Ashes Test in Brisbane on Thursday.
Former captain Kevin Pietersen on Thursday urged fans and critics to not blame the England players for their flop-show on the first-two days of the Brisbane Test which enabled Australia to take full control of the Ashes opener in Brisbane on Thursday. Don’t blame the players, fix the system! #Ashes 147 all out.Please don’t blame the players for not being good enough.The county system is completely flawed & WILL NOT produce enough tough & high quality batters.I’ve said this for years now - TOO MANY COUNTIES!
Travis Head smashed his maiden Ashes hundred and third in Test cricket after David Warner's 94 as Australia tightened their grip by scoring 343 for 7 till stumps on Day 2. The hosts currently lead by 196 runs after bowling out England for 147 on Day 1 with Aussie skipper Pat Cummins bagging a five-wicket haul.
