Full marks to Kevin Pietersen, he captained England excellently and did not change his style of batting. He was always chatting to his field and bowlers, always encouraging. He really has the potential to be a great skipper!

i agree x

It was definately time for Vaughan to move on. Have we given him a central contact cos we feel sorry for him? Players like Robert Key could benefit with the extra resourses that a extra contract brings and refine his technique. He must have been considered in captaincy but KP only batter in good enough form to guarantee selection on merit. He did surprisingly well...as Bumble said there was a whole lotta love out there in the last SA test and the players responded. If the captaincy stops him playing shots like he did on 94 which cost England big time then its no bad thing. To not pick him because of an inaccurate comparison to Beefy would have been lunacy but what about Vice Captain? Collingwood is unconvincing yet I'm not convinced having same Captain for all forms of cricket is right way to go either...whats the options?