Moxon has been in charge throughout a period in which a overseas bowler with a serious shoulder injury was given a two year contract. Yorkshire have not won a County Championship match for over 12 months and if, as seems more than likely, they don't win another game this season, it will be the first time in the club's history that it has failed to win a single championship match in a season (even in the dark days of 1983 when they finished bottom they still managed one win).

By any yardstick that record is totally unaccetable and what is particularly galling is that Regan, Moxon and McGrath seem happy to let things drift along without taking any obvious measures to rectify the situation. These issues shouls be addressed without delay:-

1 The opening batsmen. Rudolph is wasted here beng exposed to the new ball and is far better batting at no 4.

2 The captaincy. No leadership, little motivation, poor field placement and woeful tactical decisions. Also McGrath's own form appears to be suffering badly from the pressure of his job as captain.

3 The bowling attack. Weak last season and nothing done to strengthen this year. Money wasted on the worst overseas player in living memory and rumours of discontent (Hoggard and Shahzad's mooted transfer to Worcestershire).

Yorkshire have enough decent players not to be fighting a relegation battle.
If we do go down, and I really think we will from the rubbish I have watched this season, heads should roll starting at the top.

I've said elsewhere - he didn't want the job, hell he didn't even want to be at Yorkshire in 2009 so it's hardly a surprise he's spent most of the season sulking around like he doesn't give a stuff.

Best thing Yorkshire could have done over the winter was let him go and start the season with a bunch of players who actually wanted to be at the county. Instead they went begging on bended knee throwing the captaincy at him.

The club needs a good clearout. Of the current first team squad I'd be waving goodbye over the winter to Rana Naved, McGrath, Brophy, Kruis and Hoggard. Offer Rudolph the captaincy, stick Gale back at the top of the order to open with Sayers and give Richie Pyrah and Adam Lyth some more first class game time.

Make serious efforts to ensure Shahzad is retained, bring in an overseas pace bowler (someone like Stuart Clark if the Aussies aren't going to be using him) and start next season something like:

Gale, Sayers, Rudolph, Lyth, Bairstow, Pyrah, Bresnan, Rashid, Shahzad, Patterson/Wainwright/Rafiq (depending on conditions), AN Other.

Agree 100% mate i couldn't believe they retained kruis and naved!!

I nearly knocked one of them down at headingley yesterday. A cricket player that is.

Not sure I agree about Lyth, good in the field but looks short of talent in his main occupation.
I'd like to see Ballance given some game time. I've not seen him bat but is scoring runs for fun at the lower levels.
If Hoggard goes to Worcs we should try to get Steven Davies (WK) in return.
I agree about Rudolph & McGrath.
The pity is that Vaughan (couldn't come good both for him, Yorks & England.
Stuart Clark is a good call but the problem with any decent overseas player is that they are always liable to be called up at any time by their country, even Naved!!
I still believe that we need to base the side around talented local lads who really want to play for the county.
I hope that Rudolph does not go back to SA as rumoured.

I'd actually cry.