Those mental issues so aptly pointed out, issues as expressed in the middle, are also related to the nature and quality of our domestic scene and overall cricket culture. That said, individual responsibility even under totally funked-up circumstances is the ultimate key to success. Sadly, not to many people can and do succeed, and then go on to sustain that success, when the odds are stacked against them in many ways. Those who do are rare, especially with regards to our cricket.
Maybe that's why we haven't had any? ...
Vain and egotistical youngsters, especially when not too bright and hardworking, take longer to learn. Often annoyingly, exasperatingly so. But we also don't do much as a Board to set them up for success, do we now?