England starjumps

[Valentines Park]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/694391.html

How many do you think are required to prove minimum fitness?

[nat]

Don't know but I would be interested to find out what the minimum fitness levels are.

[Valentines Park]

I would be interested to find out what the minimum fitness levels are.

Being able to out run Samit Patel to the buffet trolley?

[IlfordEagle]

Colin Cowdrey & Mike Gatting amongst others would fail, maybe even Botham in his latter years as a Test player.

[eastsax]

Colin Cowdrey & Mike Gatting amongst others would fail, maybe even Botham in his latter years as a Test player.

Have to mention dear old Ollie

[afinetickletoleg]

This is one subject that makes me laugh regardless of sport; people who criticise professional sportspeople over their fitness levels.  Say what you like about levels of ability and performance but in this day and age when fitness levels are higher than ever I find it laughable that spectators accuse players of being unfit and/or lazy.  Especially so when those making the comments are more than likely overweight themselves and get out of breath changing the tv channel.

[nat]

This is one subject that makes me laugh regardless of sport; people who criticise professional sportspeople over their fitness levels.  Say what you like about levels of ability and performance but in this day and age when fitness levels are higher than ever I find it laughable that spectators accuse players of being unfit and/or lazy.  Especially so when those making the comments are more than likely overweight themselves and get out of breath changing the tv channel.

Agreed. Good levels of fitness are *in addition* to the skills necessary to play the game to a high level. They should not be mutually exclusive.

[Valentines Park]

people who criticise professional sportspeople over their fitness levels. 

Larry looks pretty trim for a middle aged bloke.

Who says I never say anything nice about him ...

[Andy]

Quite simply, how onerous are minimum fitness levels, and are the opposition putting similar emphasis on this?

Not a bad idea to instill some good ideas into young players. However with certain people, the fitness obsession can be harmful.

[Valentines Park]

However with certain people, the fitness obsession can be harmful.

Indeed.

Rob Key has never let his pathological aversion to the salad bar hold him back.

[Andy]

However with certain people, the fitness obsession can be harmful.

Indeed.

Rob Key has never let his pathological aversion to the salad bar hold him back.

Trouble is he's still as good as most who purport to be our top order - I would ssay he'd walk into our side, but perhaps a slow waddle maybe...

[IlfordEagle]

Key has never let his pathological aversion to the salad bar hold him back.[/quote]

Trouble is he's still as good as most who purport to be our top order - I would ssay he'd walk into our side, but perhaps a slow waddle maybe...
[/quote]
Like most other fans I could never accept Key in an Essex shirt, not popular at Chelmsford & has apparently said some harsh things about the County in general & the Club in the past.

[Mog]

............ & has apparently said some harsh things about the County in general & the Club in the past.
[/quote]

As have most objective contributors to this and the previous Club mediated message board. Sadly, the overwhelming majority of our collective "harsh" opinions and comments are true. No doubt those too vain from the Club thought that by ceasing to host all those nasty "so called supporters" it would go away or be brushed under the carpet, as with anything else the Club refuse to face up to. However, I bet they all still come here, under a series of aliases, to see what's being said about them and their regressive, backward looking Club- they just cannot help themselves.

[Diatribe]

Chelmsford & has apparently said some harsh things about the County in general & the Club in the past.

Seems like he'd be the perfect candidate and just the type of person the combatants of this forum are crying out for to be Head Coach.