Over the pastdecade an environmental movement has taken over the worldinan attempttorestore the naturalenvironment and prepare for the extreme effectsofclimate change.
If they don't, the selectors must explain why, in England's present predicament, they chose toprepare for a tournament still 3 years away, rather than aim torestore some much-needed confidence in English cricket.
It looks like it will take more than the American government's "Paulson Plan" torestore confidence to Europe's financial sector: governments in Europe raced toprepare a fresh round of bank rescue packages on Monday, but banking stocks fell more than 7.0% and credit markets remained frozen as the likelihood of a continent-wide initiative began to fade.