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Because Australia's pace attack can blast them out on a placid pitch. Their Anderson-less pace attack can't do the same.

It's a bit of dilemma for them, they could only win on a ridiculously doctored pitch to favour their seamers and then hope they bowled first.

The Australian middle order unfortunately continues to collapse. I don't know what they will do with Clarke, can't axe the captain halfway through a series but that's the price the selectors pay for picking a bit of a Dad's Army on a farewell superannuation tour. Might have got away with it in Oz.
 
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Because Australia's pace attack can blast them out on a placid pitch. Their Anderson-less pace attack can't do the same.

It's a bit of dilemma for them, they could only win on a ridiculously doctored pitch to favour their seamers and then hope they bowled first.

The Australian middle order unfortunately continues to collapse. I don't know what they will do with Clarke, can't axe the captain halfway through a series but that's the price the selectors pay for picking a bit of a Dad's Army on a farewell superannuation tour. Might have got away with it in Oz.
When was the last time Australia made the truly hard calls?
 

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Pre game, on the news I think, Clarke was saying it's a bowlers pitch...grass was the greenest he's ever seen in England in his career.
He wins the toss and elects to bat? What the glory be mate?
 

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Did I hear correctly that every Aussie batsman who played in the last Test will be playing in this one? You could have knocked me over with a feather.....
 

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Did I hear correctly that every Aussie batsman who played in the last Test will be playing in this one? You could have knocked me over with a feather.....
Voges was doubtful with neck injury ... and Shaun Marsh was the likely replacement.

Who goes out for you?
 

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Voges was doubtful with neck injury ... and Shaun Marsh was the likely replacement.

Who goes out for you?
That was my change, whether Voges was fit or not. And maybe Siddle to replace Starc. But 7 news just said that it looks as if we're going in unchanged. Hopefully our batsmen can take advantage of Anderson's absence.
 

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