A pertinent comment from TV commentator Michael Atherton was a damning indictment on England's management team in the World Cup.
Shortly after both skipper Michael Vaughan and Ed Joyce had failed yet again at the start of England's innings against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, Atherton said: "In a a way I'm gad England have lost two quick wickets, because it gets our potential match-winning batsman in earlier enough to build a big innings.
He was of course referring to Kevin Pietersen, ranked the world's top ODI (One-Day International) batsman, who England insist at putting at No 4 in the order.
Look at all the countries - their match-winners such as Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Sanath Jayasuriya, Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis and Stephen Fleming all bat in the top three.
It's been obvious since the start of the tournament that No 3 is where Pietersen should bat. But manager Duncan Fletcher and Michael Vaughan insist in placing him after a dodgy opening pair and Ian Bell, better known for his frisky forties than big hundreds.
It is highly questionable whether Vaughan should be playing all.
Following a year out of the game because of injury, the England skipper looks completely out of touch and his captaincy is not so good – and neither is the side – to be able to carry a passenger as both a batsman and a fielder.
Yet Vaughan seems immune from criticism because he is still a 2005 Ashes hero. Get real!
Joyce's days must also be numbered, following his bright start against Australia in February. He is now short of runs and has developed a knack of dropping simple catches.
My solution would be to open with Bell and (probably Vaughan), put Pietersen at three and bring in Andrew Strauss at four to bolster the middle order.
That looks a much better batting line-up, but unfortunately it will probably be too late to save our World Cup prospects.
Sorry Duncan, you've got it wrong again. Your time's up!