Rolling Ashes Squad Thread, now featuring Haddin XII v Hick XII beginning p. 147

[LukeParkerno1]

probably your lack of faith holding him back

Rate him in limited overs cricket that’s all

 

[VirgilHilts]

I hope they find room at some stage for Curran and Archer / Stone. As good as they are, a line up of Anderson, Broad, Woakes and Stokes is a bit samey.

 

[corbies]

If I was an Australia selector I would leave out Cummins.

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Anyone remember his bowling on this pitch?
where he went 1 for 60..
then in the next test where another green top was laid down... he was banging the ball in half way down the pitch on a green wicket.

The bloke averages 22 at Test level with the ball. 22! And you're leaving him out?

 

[Taylor]

Hopefully by this time tomorrow both Warner and Bancroft have passed their hundred and the English are regretting putting Australia in to bat first.

 

[Kram]

Hopefully by this time tomorrow both Warner and Bancroft have passed their hundred and the English are regretting putting Australia in to bat first.

About as likely as Freo winning their next 4 games.

 

[eddiesmith]

No surprises for England

Roy, Burns, Root, Denly, Buttler, Stokes, Bairstow, Ali, Woakes, Broad, Anderson

 

[VirgilHilts]

Channel 4 in the UK has done a series on the 2005 Ashes. Is there anyway to view it in Australia?

To be honest it's not that much different to the one they did at the time, which is on YouTube. It's the same footage and the same story. The only real difference is that the interviews have been updated.

 

[corbies]

Channel 4 in the UK has done a series on the 2005 Ashes. Is there anyway to view it in Australia?

Is it the old Mark Nicholas hosted one made at the time that is on Youtube or is there a new one?

 

[Taylor]

About as likely as Freo winning their next 4 games.

I knew it wasn't impossible

 

[Seedsfan]

Not really a road if he’s the only one making runs on it.

I’m far from a fan of Wade, but there isn’t anyone who deserves another shot at test cricket as much as he does through sheer weight of runs.

Weight of runs? His had one season that he has made the top 10 of the run scorers list. Only one calendar with with more than 1000 first class runs in the last 5.

 

[corbies]

No surprises for England

Roy, Burns, Root, Denly, Buttler, Stokes, Bairstow, Ali, Woakes, Broad, Anderson

Who will have the better series Rory Burns or 2015 Adam Lyth?

 

[smasha]

I just hope we bowl no wides this series and make the batsmen think every ball.

Patto is fast but needs to have discipline.

We really miss a Terry Alderman type.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Hopefully by this time tomorrow both Warner and Bancroft have passed their hundred and the English are regretting putting Australia in to bat first.

.... after England batted first

More likely, whichever sides bats first is in some sort of trouble.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

I just hope we bowl no wides this series and make the batsmen think every ball.

Patto is fast but needs to have discipline.

We really miss a Terry Alderman type.

Looks like Starc is out then

 

[VirgilHilts]

Who will have the better series Rory Burns or 2015 Adam Lyth?

It's an interesting question actually, because there's always someone who under-performs and someone who over-performs and someone who emerges.

 

[Donnie Darko]

Curran is a game changer and he gets left out !!
I would have pushed Woakes up the order and got him in over Denly .

 

[Bwillow11]

Weight of runs? His had one season that he has made the top 10 of the run scorers list. Only one calendar with with more than 1000 first class runs in the last 5.

And who else has made 1000 runs in the last 5 years?

Geez your logic is stupid, he had an exceptional season of cricket and yet he still doesn’t deserve to make it in because he hasn’t achieved something almost impossible in this day and age for our cricketers?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Curran is a game changer and he gets left out !!
I would have pushed Woakes up the order and got him in over Denly .

Apart from having the " spin option" why not play him ahead of Ali? Surely Joe Root can bowl some handy spinners, even Denly can bowl some leg spinners.

 

[samFFC]

So the “B” team that got 85 for England will be 8 of the team playing tomorrow, with only Curran, Stone and Leach (their best bat!) out. Good news if we pick appropriately and bowl accurately. Hazlewood a must IMO.

 

[samFFC]

And who else has made 1000 runs in the last 5 years?

Geez your logic is stupid, he had an exceptional season of cricket and yet he still doesn’t deserve to make it in because he hasn’t achieved something almost impossible in this day and age for our cricketers?

Just because others haven’t done it doesn’t mean he has earned a way into a winning side.

 

[samFFC]

Awkward having Starc as the face of the CA App if he isn’t playing.

I’m unchanged with

Bancroft
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Head
Marnus
Paine
Cummins
Pattinson
Hazlewood
Lyon

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Same as above for me, except I'd play Siddle over Hazelwood. Just don't think Hazelwood is match fit yet.

 

[samFFC]

Birmingham - BBC Weather

14-day weather forecast for Birmingham.

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Cloudy, possible showers.
Pick the tight and swing bowlers. Not Starc.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Birmingham - BBC Weather

14-day weather forecast for Birmingham.

www.bbc.com

Cloudy, possible showers.
Pick the tight and swing bowlers. Not Starc.

Any one of Hazelwood, Nesser or Siddle are fine by me. All three bowl length, and that's all you need. It's not rocket science.

 

[samFFC]

Same as above for me, except I'd play Siddle over Hazelwood. Just don't think Hazelwood is match fit yet.

Hmm. If not fit then fair enough. Would probably take Neser to be honest, then Joshy in test 2.