Official Ashes Thread

[Hilts]

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Leach is the best of a bad bunch , the cupboard is bare in the slow bowler department.

Dom Bess anyone ?

He probably is. Id just use Root as the spinner. We have nobody near Lyons ability.

[TWGL1]

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He probably is. Id just use Root as the spinner. We have nobody near Lyons ability.

Hopefully with Stokes wanting fast pitches , the spinner might not be as important as normal.

The Aussies have Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann, who looked good in India

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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I dont think they can rely on Stokes to bowl many overs. I think there will be a 4th seamer.

Id leave Leach out. Hes not good enough.

They'll play Leach. You need someone to bowl overs.

It'll be 3 seamers, Leach and Stokes will bowl a bit, as will Root.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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Hopefully with Stokes wanting fast pitches , the spinner might not be as important as normal.

The Aussies have Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann, who looked good in India

Root took a 5fer in India...

Kuhnemann got injured playing for Durham, too. He probably won't tour.

[Hilts]

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They'll play Leach. You need someone to bowl overs.

It'll be 3 seamers, Leach and Stokes will bowl a bit, as will Root.

They do need someone to get through overs. Problem is Leach will concede a lot of runs as well.

England are weak in the opening dept and spinning option.

Leach is probably the best spin option but I think he will take a hammering.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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They do need someone to get through overs. Problem is Leach will concede a lot of runs as well.

England are weak in the opening dept and spinning option.

Leach is probably the best spin option but I think he will take a hammering.

Leach took 12 wickets for 26 at 3.05 an over last time he played Australia in the UK.

[TWGL1]

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Umpires soft signal scrapped for the Ashes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65599978

[Bobby Dandruff]

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Off to see Glenn McGrath and Aggers tonight , will be interesting to see if McGrath predicts his usual 5-0 whitewash

Archer has to be fit for us to stand any change of a series victory.

I’m going to Lords and The Oval. It should be good.

[TWGL1]

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Archer set to miss this summers Ashes

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/12882001/englands-jofra-archer-to-miss-ashes-and-rest-of-summer-after-recurrence-of-elbow-stress-fracture

[the other bob wilson]

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Bairstow back as Foakes left out of England squad for Ireland test.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65608618

Where’s Bairstow going to bat?

[TWGL1]

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Bairstow back as Foakes left out of England squad for Ireland test.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65608618

Where’s Bairstow going to bat?

Bairstow will bat at 7

Harsh on Foakes , much better W/K

[the other bob wilson]

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Bairstow will bat at 7

Harsh on Foakes , much better W/K

That’s too low for him if he plays anywhere near as well as he did last summer - I’d move him up at least one place and have Stokes at seven.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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That’s too low for him if he plays anywhere near as well as he did last summer - I’d move him up at least one place and have Stokes at seven.

Bairstow wants to bat at 7, I think. He's also so destructive there.

Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes, Bairstow. One of the best middle orders in modern times. Disgustingly good.

[Vindec]

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Archer out for the series.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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Archer out for the series.

Archer is done.