Your 2015 Ashes team

[ag6858]

There's been a lot of talk about the team for this years Ashes, and the general consensus is that we will be beaten fairly comfortably. However, what are peoples views on who will play in the 2016 England tour, and do you think we will have a better chance.

My team:
Warner
Hughes
Khawaja
Clarke
Burns
Henriques
Wade
Starc
Pattinson
Boyce
Cummins

Reserves
Bird
Smith
Doolan
Hartley
Agar
Rohrer
NCN

Will be interesting to look back on everyone's predictions in a few years time.

 

[TassieEagle]

Cowan
Warner
Hughes
Watson
Clarke
Khawaja
Wade
Agar
Faulkner
Pattinson
Starc

Doolan - Reserve Bat
Paine - Reserve 'keeper
Bird - Reserve quick
Boyce - Reserver spinner

Watson I think will still be around, Khawaja as well. Having a lot of faith in Teddy C as well Went in very bias with the reserves as well but I do what I want!!

Most likely it will be completely wrong but the thing that strikes me most is what a tail on that side.

 

[Costanza_]

Don't watch enough state cricket to have much idea whose coming through, but of the current team I reckon Warner, Hughes, Wade, Clarke, Starc, Pattinson and Bird have a big future.

Starc, Pattinson, Bird sounds awesome as a trio, if Starc can improve his line and length. Starc for the X-Facto, Bird for the McGrath grinding approach, and Pattinson for the aggression.

 

[shinboner spiggs]

Warner
Hughes
Hill
Burns
Clarke
Henriques
Wade
Pattinson
Agar
Starc
Cummins

Fairly young side now but that line up will grow, look out for names like Meryick Buchannon and Will Bosisto who are 2 young cricketers who have a hell of a lot of potential

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

2016?
According to the version of the FTP I've got, England host Sri Lanka and Pakistan that year, and we don't tour again until 2019. The next scheduled (by the FTP) Ashes is 2017/18 in Australia.

It should be in England 2017, in Australia 2018/19, if the world cup wasn't causing the next series here to be a year early.

I refuse to geuss that far ahead, I can't even have certainty on more than about 3 players for this year's Ashes squad. Clarke, Siddle, Pattinson ... nobody else is certain in my view.

 

[MG MG]

Isn't it 2015?

Warner
Maddinson
Hughes (c)
Burns
Khawaja
M.Marsh
Wade (+)
Agar
Pattinson
Starc
Cummins

Rest of Squad:

Bird
Coulter-Nile
Paine
Doolan
Boyce
Putland

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Isn't it 2015?

Yeah, you're right. I didn't look backwards a year. That's a shit load of Ashes in bugger all time, just two years between them in England so I never even looked.

 

[The_Reaper]

Isn't it 2015?

Warner
Maddinson
Hughes (c)
Burns
Khawaja
M.Marsh
Wade (+)
Agar
Pattinson
Starc
Cummins

Rest of Squad:

Bird
Coulter-Nile
Paine
Doolan
Boyce
Putland

Clarke gone in 2 years?

For 2015

1. Warner
2. Doolan
3. Hughes
4. Burns
5. Clarke*
6. Henriques
7. Wade+
8. Pattinson
9. Starc
10. Cummins
11. Lyon

Ludeman
Zampa
Putland
Coulter-Nile
M.Marsh
Maddinson

 

[mediumsizered]

Warner
Hughes
Hill
Burns
Clarke
Henriques
Wade
Pattinson
Agar
Starc
Cummins

Fairly young side now but that line up will grow, look out for names like Meryick Buchannon and Will Bosisto who are 2 young cricketers who have a hell of a lot of potential

I'm glad someone acknowledged this. There is every chance there will be a couple of bolters from the U19 teams of the last couple of years who will find there way into the Australian team. It may not necessarily be Bosisto or Buchanan, but they are certainly a couple of talented players.

 

[The_Reaper]

I'm glad someone acknowledged this. There is every chance there will be a couple of bolters from the U19 teams of the last couple of years who will find there way into the Australian team. It may not necessarily be Bosisto or Buchanan, but they are certainly a couple of talented players.

By 2015?

That gives them two shield seasons to break into their state teams and then into the national team for an Ashes debut.

 

[mediumsizered]

By 2015?

That gives them two shield seasons to break into their state teams and then into the national team for an Ashes debut.

The thread title says 2016, which is 3 years away, but as Howard Littlejohn has stated there is no Ashes tour scheduled for that year (they are traditionally 4 years apart), so realistically we are looking 4 1/2 years ahead & some of the current 'up & comers' being named in teams may well have fallen by the wayside by then.

 

[The_Reaper]

The thread title says 2016, which is 3 years away, but as Howard Littlejohn has stated there is no Ashes tour scheduled for that year (they are traditionally 4 years apart), so realistically we are looking 4 1/2 years ahead & some of the current 'up & comers' being named in teams may well have fallen by the wayside by then.

Next Ashes tours are in 2015 and 2019.
I'd probably be disapointed if Bosisto isn't pushing for selection by 2019

 

[mediumsizered]

Next Ashes tours are in 2015 and 2019.

So they are, but that doesn't discount at least a couple of players from the U19 teams of the last couple of years being among those coming under consideration for selection in 2015, given they will be 21/22 years old. Phil Hughes made his Test debut at 20, James Pattinson at 21, Pat Cummins at 18. Given the transitional stage Australian cricket is currently going through, there is some very good opportunities for some of the youngsters coming out of the recent U19 teams to see International action sooner than expected.

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

Is Travis Head in any calculations for Ashes in 2-3 years time?

 

[BluesMan]

Dont even know the team for 2013.

 

[Torz]

I love Leggies as much as the next bloke, but Boyce is criminally overrated on BF.

 

[DeeWong6996]

1. Warner
2. Hughes
3. Khawaja
4. Clarke
5. Burns
6. Henriques
7. Wade
8. Pattinson
9. Starc
10. Boyce
11. Bird

 

[Zach Package]

Warner
Hughes
Khawaja
Maddinson
Clarke
Henriques/M.Marsh
Wade
Pattinson
Agar
Cummins
Starc

Burns
Smith
Hanscomb
Henriques/M.Marsh
McDermott
Bird
Zampa

It's a punt so don't ask my reasons

 

[DeeWong6996]

Just had a re-think

1. Warner
2. Hughes
3. Khawaja
4. Smith
5. Burns
6. Henriques
7. Wade
8. Pattinson
9. Starc
10. Bird
11. Lyon

 

[Zach Package]

I'm glad someone acknowledged this. There is every chance there will be a couple of bolters from the U19 teams of the last couple of years who will find there way into the Australian team. It may not necessarily be Bosisto or Buchanan, but they are certainly a couple of talented players.

Truth.
Patterson made a shield ton on debut, Sandhu's had a hot start to his list A career, as well as Bosisto and Buchanan, and that's just from that batch of u19's.

Looking back at past squads for tournaments and world cups, it's generally a pretty good breeding ground. Just from the 2008 squad you've got hazlewood, faulkner, pattinson, smith and hughes who all have international caps as well as Hill who probably would have but for injuries.

 

[mediumsizered]

I love Leggies as much as the next bloke, but Boyce is criminally overrated on BF.

Absolutely. If he is in the Ashes team in 2015 we are in a lot more trouble than what we currently are.

 

[The_Reaper]

Truth.
Patterson made a shield ton on debut, Sandhu's had a hot start to his list A career, as well as Bosisto and Buchanan, and that's just from that batch of u19's.

Looking back at past squads for tournaments and world cups, it's generally a pretty good breeding ground. Just from the 2008 squad you've got hazlewood, faulkner, pattinson, smith and hughes who all have international caps as well as Hill who probably would have but for injuries.

On the other hand Burns and Lynn had great first seasons of shield cricket and mediocre second seasons.

Same for Maddinson.

 

[BluesMan]

Maddinson was the second coming in his first year... then well, cricket happened.

 

[Zach Package]

On the other hand Burns and Lynn had great first seasons of shield cricket and mediocre second seasons.
Same for Maddinson.

Indeed, not saying patterson or sandhu will be receiving higher honors anytime soon (although how delicious would Richie saying 'sandhu crusher' be), but historically the under 19s are a decent form guide to look to 2-3 years down the track, which is when we're looking to.

Maddinson is probably the one I'm most iffy on btw, shows brilliant flashes, but no where near often enough.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

David Warner
Phil Hughes
Usman Khawaja
Kevin Pietersen
Michael Clarke (c)
Mitch Marsh
Matthew Wade (+)
Ashton Agar
James Pattinson
Mitchell Starc
Pat Cummins

KP to fall out with English management again and convert to the light side.