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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 :sherlock:
Archer has to be fit for us to stand any change of a series victory.
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TWGL1
Off to see Glenn McGrath and Aggers tonight , will be interesting to see if McGrath predicts his usual 5-0 whitewash :sherlock:
Archer has to be fit for us to stand any change of a series victory.
England at home can beat the convicts without Archer.
Im going 3-2 England.
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Can't see past an Aussie series win but England being competitive throughout.
Depending on the weather and supply of sandpaper but my money would be 3 - 1 to Australia.
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Stokes wants fast, hard pitches which means Archer, Wood and Stone getting games if fit I’d guess. Given a choice between pitches like that and typical English green tops, I’d have thought the Aussies would choose the former - either way, I quite fancy an England win unless Stoke’s and McCullum really aren’t bothered about losing games.
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Englands main problem is still the openers. Im not convinced at all with any of them.
I hope Ben Foakes keeps wicket and isnt cast aside to get Bairstow in.
McCullum and Stokes are definitely doing things differently. I know theres a lot of talk about Bairstow opening but im wondering if they may look at sending Foakes in 1st.
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I think there a few concerns over the fitness of Ben Stokes and we're not hearing the full extent.
As for the openers I can see Bairstow taking over from Crawley,although I think Crawley will be given one last chance against Ireland. Bowling wise, there's an abundance of riches. I think both Broad and Anderson will play with Wood in the first Test, then after that i can see 1 of Archer/Wood, 1 of Broad/Anderson and one of Potts/Robinson/Stone/Mahmood.
Tough to call the series outcome.
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Wouldn’t be surprised to see Stokes opening the batting - Duckett and Crawley have both scored big hundreds this season mind.
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the other bob wilson
Wouldn’t be surprised to see Stokes opening the batting - Duckett and Crawley have both scored big hundreds this season mind.
McGrath predicted a 5-0 victory in the men’s Ashes :hehe:
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cant see them winning many on hard pitches
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Australia haven’t won a series over here since McGrath’s playing days have they, yet I think they’d be 20-0 up on aggregate based on his predictions :hehe:
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I reckon England should be thinking in terms of any cricket Archer plays in the Ashes as being a bonus.
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the other bob wilson
I reckon England should be thinking in terms of any cricket Archer plays in the Ashes as being a bonus.
Don't need him in English conditions, either. Robinson, Broad, Woakes, Anderson, Potts, Wood and Stokes are a really potent attack over here.
I'd play Anderson, Broad (if Warner plays), Robinson and Leach.
Re the openers, Duckett is a seriously talented batter and it looks like he's done a fair bit of growing up recently.
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Pedro de la Rosa
Don't need him in English conditions, either. Robinson, Broad, Woakes, Anderson, Potts, Wood and Stokes are a really potent attack over here.
I'd play Anderson, Broad (if Warner plays), Robinson and Leach.
Re the openers, Duckett is a seriously talented batter and it looks like he's done a fair bit of growing up recently.
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.
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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.
Leach is the best of a bad bunch , the cupboard is bare in the slow bowler department.
Dom Bess anyone ?:hehe:
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Leach is the best of a bad bunch , the cupboard is bare in the slow bowler department.
Dom Bess anyone ?:hehe:
He probably is. Id just use Root as the spinner. We have nobody near Lyons ability.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 :sherlock:
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. :thumbup:
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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?
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the other bob wilson
Bairstow will bat at 7
Harsh on Foakes , much better W/K
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TWGL1
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.
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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.
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Archer out for the series.
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Archer out for the series.
Archer is done.
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Disappointing about Foakes and Archer.
I guess where Bairstow bats will depend on where Stokes wants to bat. Stokes, Bairstow and Brook at 5 6 7, with possibly Lawrence at 8, is a fairly tasty proposition.
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Disappointing about Foakes and Archer.
I guess where Bairstow bats will depend on where Stokes wants to bat. Stokes, Bairstow and Brook at 5 6 7, with possibly Lawrence at 8, is a fairly tasty proposition.
Lawrence at 8? Who is going to bowl?!
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Lawrence at 8? Who is going to bowl?!
If Leach isn't effective, then Root and Lawrence could share spinning duties, just to hold an end whilst the faster bowlers do the business at the other end.
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Foakes being left out is really disappointing.
Really good middle order. Opening isnt strong and Pope coming in probably early most innings isnt ideal.
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If Leach isn't effective, then Root and Lawrence could share spinning duties, just to hold an end whilst the faster bowlers do the business at the other end.
You're only picking 2 seamers, then? Robinson will bat 8, with Wood/Broad, Leach and Jimmy. Stokes cannot be relied upon to bowl. Leach is absolutely guaranteed to play unless he gets injured or the pitch is the greenest seamer we've ever seen.
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Foakes being left out is really disappointing.
Really good middle order. Opening isnt strong and Pope coming in probably early most innings isnt ideal.
Surely it isn't that disappointing. He's been dropped for a world class batter who is a very good keeper.
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Team picks itself, it is one seamer from Potts/Wood/Broad (if Anderson is fit). Also, there's loads of rubbish written about Duckett. The bloke is an extremely, extremely talented cricketer who has finally screwed his head on. He's averaging 46 in his 14 innings opening the batting. We'll have some of that.
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You're only picking 2 seamers, then? Robinson will bat 8, with Wood/Broad, Leach and Jimmy. Stokes cannot be relied upon to bowl. Leach is absolutely guaranteed to play unless he gets injured or the pitch is the greenest seamer we've ever seen.
Sorry, I meant that if Leach doesn't play then Lawrence comes in.
3 seamers which I think will be Robinson Broad Anderson in the first Ashes test, then rotated after that.
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Sorry, I meant that if Leach doesn't play then Lawrence comes in.
3 seamers which I think will be Robinson Broad Anderson in the first Ashes test, then rotated after that.
You can't go into a test match with 3 bowlers and a few part timers.
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You can't go into a test match with 3 bowlers and a few part timers.
If Leach gets injured, then who plays? Icant see them playing Reham Ahmed at home as a single spinner for a while,and why pick Lawrence if he's not there as Leachs replacement?