It's a good point, but never underestimate how important a good captain is. Not so much in the One Day games/20-20 games, as they are quite formulaic (i.e. you open wiith your two seamers, your 2 spinners get through the middle 20 overs and bring your seamers back at the end, and the field is pretty much set for you with the fielding restrictions)

However in a test match, the captain can be the difference between winning and losing a game. You have to work to get your wickets, and an inspired field change/bowling change can be the difference. Not sure if KP has that cricket knowledge about him yet.

Having said that, he is in a good position because he will (presumably) have Strauss, Flintoff and even Bell to an extent alongside him, all experienced campaigners.

And lest we forget that KP has played under the best Australian captain there never was in Shane Warne, who was himself very inventive.

It could work, who knows, but my guess he has a lot of learning to do and quickly.

Key on the other hand, has transformed Kent from a pretty average County side into a title contending one.

We shall see. Good luck to the fella, if he succeeds then great, because i think one thing he does bring is an in-your-face attitude, and England haven't had a captain likw that for a long time, wheras SA have Smith, who is the most in your face man you can get,  Australia have Ponting, who is never short of standing up for himself.

KP is a character, and if it is a succesful appointment, then England could be a force, but i fear he will be found out, to start with in the sub continent, and later next year in the Ashes.

When a batsman is just that, he only has to consider his own performance, but when made captain, batting and/or bowling always suffer, due to extra considerations; Michael Vaughan, a case in point.
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