Fletcher Calls For Changes, Doubts Camaraderie

Duncan Fletcher, the former coach of the England cricket team that won the Ashes in 2005, has raised quite a few questions that England do not seem to want to find answers, not in a haste. While Harmison is worried about the umpires, it is himself he should be worried about, if Fletcher is someone to go by.
As the second Test is only round the corner, Fletcher has spoken about the concerns in the England dressing room. In his opinion, there are some concerns over divisions within the England dressing room judging by the manner in which England played in the horrendous first Test that turned out to be in Sabina Park, Jamaica. He also doubted whether Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen shared the same camaraderie when the cameras were not trained on them after what transpired in the Pietersen-Moores fiasco.
But he is quick to add that Andrew Strauss, the current skipper of the England team, cannot and should not be blamed for this mess. In fact he is of the opinion that Strauss could use the services of a head coach at the moment. Andy Flower, who was the assistant coach when Peter Moores was the coach, has temporarily taken over that position.
Fletcher, who has been more recently working with the South African team in a consultant coach’s position alongside Mickey Arthur, has also demanded the axing of fast bowler Steve Harmison and struggling number three batsman, Ian Bell. In his opinion, dropping Bell now will give him some rest from the criticism piling on the batsman and allow him to come back stronger. He also stated England had little choice with Owais Shah being the next best batsman available.
While he felt that Monty Panesar’s poor string of performances are of some concern, England could not drop him if they are to play two spinners which would include Graeme Swann. But he felt Harmison’s lack of quality wickets in the first match puts him as a liability and should not be risked as the trio of Ryan Sidebottom, Andrew Flintoff, and Stuart Broad would suffice. But he has cautioned his former wards not to panic in the midst of such disappointments.
Plenty of insight coming from the former coach, but would the ECB investigate deeper on those thoughts within the England dressing room? Also, do they have the time?