I hate the phrase ‘moving forward’. It’s a bit like ‘blue sky thinking’ or ‘low hanging fruit’ (other phrases that should never be used outside the office). Its literal meaning is “what we’re going to do next”, but its actual meaning is “I am a tedious suit who prefers management speak to the vernacular”. James Whitaker used the phrase about twenty five times in his cringe worthy interview about KP the other day. Was anyone surprised? Anyway, now is the time to move on from the Pietersen fiasco...
If Kevin Pietersen was Australian …
Nine months ago, a proud cricketing nation was in turmoil. Dressing room dissent was ubiquitous and their highly regarded captain under fire. Senior players were disillusioned with the management structure and key members of the squad even refused to do their homework (the horror!). This is the team that recently won the Ashes 5-0. It didn’t take much to sort things out, did it. They drew a line under their disagreements – like good men do – and united in a common cause. The Aussies...
