Asian teams on coach hunt

What this does is leave Asia in disarray. India in Bangladesh with a makeshift plan. No matter how he tries, likeable Ravi Shastri's temporary job is just that. India are substituting a water pistol to put out a fire instead of looking at a fire chief to do the job with the necessary equipment.

Dav Whatmore, sticking it out in Bangladesh for one more series, and with India as the opponents and eager to wrap up his tenure with some success. Shastri has been tasked to talk to Whatmore about the India job, which gives the impression that BCCI are more concerned about money, image and TV matters than team preparation, policy and welfare; and this with the series with South Africa in Ireland followed by the tour of England not far off.

Had they been serious, BCCI would have had a genuine backup plan in place to fill the void left by Chappell's management withdrawal but they are still floundering like pastry chefs without a plan and heat in the kitchen getting hotter by the day.

Pakistan dithered for weeks in the wake of Bob Woolmer's murder and like India without a replacement. The tearstains are all too prevalent on their tracksuit collars and the hubris surrounding the side makes you wonder if they have learnt any genuine lessons from their own Caribbean calypso collapso efforts.

This leaves us with Sri Lanka and Moody's long-term plans. There are those in Colombo crossing fingers and hoping that when he returns next week he has good news. Frankly, Moody, despite what even his formidable critics were saying a year ago now fervently hope won't happen, will tell Sri Lanka Cricket that from May 31 they need to find someone else.

Moores move up the rung to England coach has left the door ajar for the England Academy job. Moody's family is in England and children settled at school. The academy is an ideal job and that means farewell after the Abu Dhabi slogs – should these take place.

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