Story Can a Supremo work? (Coming out of Illingworth's shadow)

[Steve Moore]

I know I tried it before but this time IT WILL WORK!!!!!

After finding out that David Graveney and Duncan Fletcher had been making massive fraudulent claims on the ECB, English Cricket has been in limbo.
The details of who's job it is to build English Cricket up in time to travel to Oz to beat them in their own back yard on the 2006-2007 tour has been keep unbelievably well under wraps until the ECB press conference on November 1:

David Collier- I have always felt that a Supremo Manager in charge of all aspects of the England team would work. I just feel that Raymond Illingworth was the wrong man at the wrong time.

So, I can now introduce the New England Manager?

England Disabled International Cricketer: STEVE MOORE

STEVE MOORE- Thanks alot David, Now, can I firstly, before announcing the Touring Squad, show you my Coaching and Technical Staff:
(They each enter when name called)
SEAM BOWLING COACH: ANGUS FRASER
SPIN BOWLING COACH: PHILIP TUFNELL
BATTING COACH (SUMMER): GRAHAM THORPE
BATTING COACH (WINTER): MATTHEW MAYNARD
OPENING BATTING COACH: MICHAEL ATHERTON
WICKETKEEPING COACH: JACK RUSSELL
BOWLING PLAN TECHNICIAN: TROY COOLEY

(Pose for Press Photos before continuing)
The 18 Man Test Squad for the series in Pakistan is:
Michael Vaughan (Capt) (Yorkshire)
Marcus Trescothick (V-Capt) (Somerset)
Geraint Jones (wk) (Kent)
Matt Prior (wk) (Sussex)
Andrew Strauss (Middlesex)
Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
Paul Collingwood (Durham)
Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire)
Ashley Giles (Warwickshire)
Steve Harmison (Durham)
Matthew Hoggard (Yorkshire)
Jon Lewis (Gloucestershire)
Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire)
Robert Key (Kent)
Shaun Udal (Hampshire)
Monty Panesar (Northamptonshire)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Liam Plunkett (Durham)

And the ODI squad is:
Michael Vaughan (Capt) (Yorkshire)
Marcus Trescothick (V-Capt) (Somerset)
Geraint Jones (wk) (Kent)
Matt Prior (wk) (Sussex)
Andrew Strauss (Middlesex)
Paul Collingwood (Durham)
Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire)
Ashley Giles (Warwickshire)
Steve Harmison (Durham)
Jon Lewis (Gloucestershire)
Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire)
Liam Plunkett (Durham)
Vikram Solanki (Worcestershire)
Alex Loudon (Warwickshire)
Darren Gough (Essex)
Peter Trego (Middlesex)

Plus 2 spaces yet to be announced.

I will now open up the floor for press questions.

The Sun: What does your role of Manager actually involve?
STEVE MOORE- Well, I will pick the squad individually and pick my captain with it, then, with my captain decided on the starting XI. However, I have casting vote over contentious issues. Basically, I am a manager in the Football Manager style. If the team where to fail I would get it in the neck!

 

[Steve Moore]

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
New Management Structure In English Cricket
David Collier announced yesterday that English Cricket would operate a Supremo system for the first time since Raymond Illingworth.......

THE SUN
Wadding Through Trego
New Supremo has named wide-boy Peter Trego in his ODI squad to face Pakistan. The Former Under-19 International is Famous for his bad attitude that has seen him released by Somerset & Kent and then rejected by Worcestershire. His name appeared along with other shock selections, Alex Louden (ODI) Shaun Udal, Monty Paneser (Test) & Liam Plunkett (both)

Bad Boy gets his chance

 

[Bala]

Question to the Supremo: There has been some eyebrows raised over the selection of Ian Bell. Do you think that he would be able to come out of his batting crisis? As far as the numbers say, he has performed only against Bangladesh!

 

[MWaugh]

To the supremo. Why is your signature so big. Why cant you change it to fit the rules

 

[Steve Moore]

Question to the Supremo: There has been some eyebrows raised over the selection of Ian Bell. Do you think that he would be able to come out of his batting crisis? As far as the numbers say, he has performed only against Bangladesh!

Ian Bell has proven to be a great young Natural Talent and so far I see it that rather than only scoring against Bangladesh, he has scored against everyone except Australia, who have obviously exposed his weaknesses. This is a learning point. Bell can learn from this and make him stronger. We will not discard him like the poor regimes of the 90's did with many players with their natural ability. We will give Ian a fair crack of the whip.

Your Questions can be aired at any time

To the supremo. Why is your signature so big. Why cant you change it to fit the rules

Sorted?

 

[Steve Moore]

The Steve Moore Journal:
I today announced the team's in advance for the two games against the PCA Patron's and Faisalabad. This is to give a clear indication to the players that everyone stands a chance to be in the side for the first test in Multan. Everyone is to be given a fair chance
Vs PCA Patron's
Tresco
Struassy
Locky (Key)
Ringer (Bell)
Vaughany
Priory Clinic
Randy Blunkett (Plunkett)
Grandad (Udal)
Hoggy
Jonno (Lewis)
Turbanator the II (Panesar)
Vs Faisalabad
Locky
Tresco
Vaughany
Special K (Pietersen)
Collers (Collingwood)
Freddie
Jonesy (Geraint)
Wheeliebin (Giles)
Grandad
GBH (Harmison)
Anders (Anderson)

 

[Steve Moore]

The Steve Moore Journal:
I was impressed with our performance against the PCA Patron's professionally done and we did the job. Plunkett did a good job as did the rest of the team. Notable contributions from Grandad (Udal), Hoggy and Tresco too. Looking really good and they are chopping at the bit to perform.
ENGLAND 1st Inns: 411/7 dec
Notable England Contributions:
Prior 72*
Bell 64
Strauss 49
PCA PATRON'S 1st Inns: 300
Notable England Contributions:
Hoggard 4 for 69
Udal 3 for 70
ENGLAND 2nd Inns: 377/8 dec
Notable England Contributions:
Trescothick 94
Vaughan 60
Plunkett 36 (from 30 balls )
PCA PATRON'S 2nd Inns: 107
Notable England Contributions:
Plunkett 6 for 32
Lewis 2 for 25

Win by 381 runs