And those who do make it to college often find themselves underprepared for its rigors.

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Why are the leading players underprepared for the biggest Test series of the year?

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"I don't agree at all that England's bowlers will be underprepared because we're not in the IPL, " said Broad, 23.

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Schools for the rich, traditionally oases of relative excellence, will likely see standards fall as an influx of underprepared students are rammed into classrooms by fiat.

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In June, he can send his underprepared students on to the next grade, enjoy his summer vacation, and return in September to a new class, educating them poorly too.

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But Harmison and Plunkett misfired and the visitors, who were clear underdogs and underprepared, put up a sprited fight which will send them into the second instalment of this four-Test series in good heart.

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And sometimes the organized chaos was more chaos than organization, as with the infamous 1962 concert fiasco at New York's Town Hall, when an overlarge and unrehearsed ensemble attempted to present underprepared arrangements.

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But despite the changes, Miller believes future England players would be underprepared for one-day internationals and major tournaments like the Cricket World Cup and Champions Trophy, which are all played 50 overs a side.

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"Oregonians as individuals are underprepared, " she said.

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