Perhaps the first element of failed leadership herein falls upon Owner John Henry and CEO Larry Lucchino for reacting too quickly in firing Mr. Francona last fall.
Institutional investors, both public and private, hampered by conflicts of interest and impediments imposed by corporate interests, have failed to exercise the oversight that is an indispensable element of the free market system.
The exchange began with an element of farce as Harrison, at first, failed to appear on the line from his training base in the United States of America.
Hoggard was in his element and he first struck when Sehwag, not for the first time in the series, failed to get his gloves out of the way of a short-pitched ball which then looped into Shah's lap at first slip.