English hopes

[andmark]

With a young aussie team in 2009 ashes will england be in high spirits,because of no Warne or mcgrath.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Not so sure about that mate.All this talk about the Aussies being nothing when Warne and McGrath go might not be that true.

 

[steds]

With a young aussie team in 2009 ashes will england be in high spirits,because of no Warne or mcgrath.

They won't be in high spirits atm. Might not have high spirits in 2 years either. Depends how they do in that time.

 

[PhoenixFire]

I doubt it will worry people like KP tbh, he doesn't really seem to get affected by anything tbh.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I doubt it will worry people like KP tbh, he doesn't really seem to get affected by anything tbh.

Bouncer in the ribcage stopped him farting in church quite effectively tho, as I recall.

Anyway "English hopes" is clearly an oxymoron like "Australian culture" or "South African humility".

 

[Richard]

With a young aussie team in 2009 ashes will england be in high spirits,because of no Warne or mcgrath.

This must be the most original thought in The World!

And I might add: here's a very possible Australia team in 2009, with ages in brackets:
Michael Hussey (34)
Philip Jaques (30)
Ricky Thomas Ponting (34)
Bradley Hodge (34)
Michael Clarke (28)
Shane Watson (28)
Bradley Haddin (31)
Stuart Rupert Clark (33)
Jason Gillespie (34)
Mitchell Johnson (27)
Shaun Tait (26)
Which is hardly a young team. A good one, certainly, but not young.

 

[PhoenixFire]

This must be the most original thought in The World!

Leave off him, he's only 10.

 

[Richard]

Haha, I guessed something like that.

I was 10 once, too, y'know... now there's a thought...

 

[PhoenixFire]

Surely not!!

 

[Richard]

An amazing idea, I know...

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Leave off him, he's only 10.

Last I heard he was 9, if he's now reached 10 that would explain the extra level of wisdom in this thread.

 

[Richard]

That's even harsher than my post IMO.

 

[Jono]

This must be the most original thought in The World!

And I might add: here's a very possible Australia team in 2009, with ages in brackets:
Michael Hussey (34)
Philip Jaques (30)
Ricky Thomas Ponting (34)
Bradley Hodge (34)
Michael Clarke (28)
Shane Watson (28)
Bradley Haddin (31)
Stuart Rupert Clark (33)
Jason Gillespie (34)
Mitchell Johnson (27)
Shaun Tait (26)
Which is hardly a young team. A good one, certainly, but not young.

What an awesome middle name!

 

[DCC_legend]

With a young aussie team in 2009 ashes will england be in high spirits,because of no Warne or mcgrath.

Possibly, but maybe because the team would be more experienced as the younger players (cook and panesar to name but a few) play more and more test and ODI cricket. Saying that england will probably still get beat, unless austrailia do an england in 2009!!

 

[andyc]

This must be the most original thought in The World!

And I might add: here's a very possible Australia team in 2009, with ages in brackets:
Michael Hussey (34)
Philip Jaques (30)
Ricky Thomas Ponting (34)
Bradley Hodge (34)
Michael Clarke (28)
Shane Watson (28)
Bradley Haddin (31)
Stuart Rupert Clark (33)
Jason Gillespie (34)
Mitchell Johnson (27)
Shaun Tait (26)
Which is hardly a young team. A good one, certainly, but not young.

Wouldn't have Hussey opening tbh. It's not as if he's gone badly in the middle order.

 

[NZTailender]

Michael Hussey (34)
Philip Jaques (30)
Ricky Thomas Ponting (34)
Bradley Hodge (34)
Michael Clarke (28)
Shane Watson (28)
Bradley Haddin (31)
Stuart Rupert Clark (33)
Jason Gillespie (34)
Mitchell Johnson (27)
Shaun Tait (26)

Not bad, but the selectors may go for a team that looks more like this.

1. Chris Rogers (32)
2. Philip Jaques (30)
3. Ricky Ponting (34)
4. Michael Hussey (34)
5. Michael Clarke (28)
6. Shane Watson (28)
7. Bradley Haddin (31)
8. Brett Lee (32)
9. Nathan Hauritz/Dan Cullen/Cullen Bailey/Beau Casson/Aaron Heal/Jason Krejza/Jack McNamara/Xavier Doherty/Cameron White/Some Spinner
10. Stuart Rupert Clark (33)
11. Shaun Tait (26)/Mitchell Johnson (whoever made the most progress by then in terms of technique and how they've actually gone test wise.


Personally:

1. Chris Rogers
2. Phil Jaques
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Michael Hussey
5. Michael Clarke
6. Simon Katich*
7. Luke Ronchi+
8. Brett Lee
9. Ben Hilfenhaus
10. Stuart Clark
11. Mitchell Johnson

Katich and Clarke to tweak it.




Will never happen. Ever. Ever. Ever.

 

[Richard]

North opening?

 

[GIMH]

Let's be honest, noone will get it right this far ahead. There's always one player who noone had even heard of/expected to be in the Test side that makes it.

 

[Richard]

Wouldn't have Hussey opening tbh. It's not as if he's gone badly in the middle order.

He ain't exactly gone badly opening, either...

 

[NZTailender]

North opening?

You know, I always thought he opened the batting. Shows how much I pay attention.

Edit: Haha, I'm mixing him up with Rogers, who I would have opening.