Ashes 2015, Third Test - England v Australia - Day 3, Edgbaston

[Doodlesweaver]

I'm with you

he should do the team thing

Nah, no chance. We'd end up with Watson and his useful thirties again just to bolster Smith's captaincy.

 

[Donnie Darko]

Agnew says..
Plunkett and Footitt are in the squad...
Lyth is retained!!

 

[frankrizzo]

Lyth must be an even better bloke to have around the team than haddin apparently is, or maybe cook just wants to always seem like the in form opener even when he makes less than 30.

 

[Donnie Darko]

Lyth must be an even better bloke to have around the team than haddin apparently is, or maybe cook just wants to always seem like the in form opener even when he makes less than 30.

I always thought he was an average county plodder..
Doesnt look test class.

 

[eddiesmith]

Agnew says..
Plunkett and Footitt are in the squad...
Lyth is retained!!

Where is the dislike button?

Surely somewhere in England there is a decent opener?

 

[Donnie Darko]

Where is the dislike button?

Surely somewhere in England there is a decent opener?

I would pick Hales. I think we need a more aggressive opener to go with Cook.

 

[eddiesmith]

I would pick Hales. I think we need a more aggressive opener to go with Cook.

Be a good option, hell if he goes cheaply its not like we lose anything as Lyth is useless, something like 9 failures and a century in his 10 innings career?

But if Hales comes off then we are going well, we saw what a difference Warner made in the 2nd innings, he got no support in the end but we had to chase over 100 because Warner got going and was knocking off the lead quickly, if you are not losing wickets at the other end then it takes the game away. We won in 2005 scoring close to 400 in a day and Root has been our best batsman and he is on the attack, Bell looked best when he started attacking. The Aussie bowlers invite quick scoring, they are very wayward and if you get on top the runs will flow.

 

[Donnie Darko]

if Hales panned out he would be as good as Trescothick IMO

 

[The_Reaper]

What did Compton do wrong?

 

[Torz]

What did Compton do wrong?

Interesting article about England's recent openers: http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/901641.html

 

[STFU Donnie]

What did Compton do wrong?

More recently: what did Carberry do wrong?

 

[ROOTA#6]

Where is the dislike button?

Surely somewhere in England there is a decent opener?

If not England there might be one in South Africa

 

[Donnie Darko]

If not England there might be one in South Africa

The one stock joke gets wheeled out. Didnt see that one coming.

Just remembered Lyth is cap 666.
No wonder he cant score runs. Cursed !!

 

[to1994]

Don't get the Hales obsession. Average record across the board and from what I've seen from him he's a very poor man's Warner who's yet to do anything even at ODI level where he's had a fair few games. Didn't look comfortable against good bowling.

Has had some good knocks this season though so I could be completely wrong.

 

[to1994]

More recently: what did Carberry do wrong?

Failed in 5 tests. He looked the goods in the first test but was at sea when there started planning for him. I still think Compton is the best of their options but if Cook doesn't like him he's got no chance.

 

[HBF]

More recently: what did Carberry do wrong?

Surelu he has to be a better option than Lyth.

 

[STFU Donnie]

Failed in 5 tests. He looked the goods in the first test but was at sea when there started planning for him. I still think Compton is the best of their options but if Cook doesn't like him he's got no chance.

He got consistently into the 30s and 40s from my recollection. They would kill for that at the moment.

 

[RohitSharma]

Hey guys I guess the urn will return to it's rightful owners?

 

[Power Raid]

Hey guys I guess the urn will return to it's rightful owners?

I'm not so confident we will retain it

 

[ROOTA#6]

Hey guys I guess the urn will return to it's rightful owners?

And who is that Rohit?

 

[happy punter]

Lyth looks like he is a 27 y/old in a 50 y/old body

 

[to1994]

He got consistently into the 30s and 40s from my recollection. They would kill for that at the moment.

Failed was a little harsh he did get a 50 in the first Test. But he was worked out by Johnson and Harris and was at sea for the last few games which I think was partly why he was dumped. He's averaging 28 or something this season though so I don't think he'd be anywhere near it, has a good cricket brain though could see him coaching in the future.

 

[HBF]

I'm not so confident we will retain it

Losing Anderson for the 4th, and possibly 5th test is a huge loss for England.
Like us losing McGrath back in 2005.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Hey guys I guess the urn will return to it's rightful owners?

Don't worry, #wewontgiveitback

 

[Donnie Darko]

Pretty good recent record at Trent bridge..
Edgbaston and Trent Bridge are always the money grounds for us.