*Official* Road to 2013 Ashes

[Dan]

Australia whitewashed the Poms in the recently-concluded blind Ashes, 3-0. An omen, perhaps?

 

[Spikey]

andrew symonds was named man of the series iirc

 

[BoyBrumby]

Australia whitewashed the Poms in the recently-concluded blind Ashes, 3-0. An omen, perhaps?

Sachin surely the bookies' fav to lead the run-makers in the deaf Border/Gavaskar trophy...

 

[Howe_zat]

andrew symonds was named man of the series iirc

Not half bad

 

[Spikey]

i've still got it baby

 

[Burgey]

Unless it's unusally dry in England next year, I think it'll be a bowlers' series with a couple of clutch tons making the difference either way.

I hope it is anyway, because they seem to produce the best series.

 

[PhoenixFire]

andrew symonds was named man of the series iirc

 

[GIMH]

Unless it's unusally dry in England next year, I think it'll be a bowlers' series with a couple of clutch tons making the difference either way.

I hope it is anyway, because they seem to produce the best series.

Yeah I think given the strengths of the two sides it will be. Should be a good series tbh.

 

[uvelocity]

2013 Ashes dates announced

 

[Spikey]

I assume, as is tradition, the Scotland ODI will be washed out

 

[uvelocity]

 

[Stumpcam]

I think your method is the only way anyone will see Clarke holding the little urn next year, or the year after.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Good to see the tourists start at Taunton on the road to dishearten the bowlers then off to Floodville. Can see them turning up well undercooked for Trent Bridge.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Two games doesn't seem enough preparation, but I guess most of the team will be over there already with the Champions Trophy.

If they were serious, they'd have the non-ODI playing guys over in England for a good two to three weeks before the tour started.

 

[uvelocity]

so 16/9/13 is the last game on this tour

followed by champions league t20
7 odi's in india in oct

next ashes starting in nov 2013

 

[Spark]

worst scheduling, srsly

 

[vic_orthdox]

His conversion rate took a hammering when he got the captaincy. Other than that I don't think he's declined much since his recall in 2008. In fact it was very similar to this summer- runs against a fairly weak side touring in May before getting owned by Morkel and co. in July and August.

His weaknesses have become very high-profile though. In '09 Australia stayed over the wicket to him the entire time and he punished them. Can't see them making that mistake again this time next year.

We don't have a guy who naturally moves the ball away from the left hander though. It's what you need to be doing to be effective from around the wicket.

Our left armer, the best candidate, was Johnson who slides it into the left hander.

 

[uvelocity]

think you'd get him out with a cantelope at present

 

[benchmark00]

We don't have a guy who naturally moves the ball away from the left hander though. It's what you need to be doing to be effective from around the wicket.

Our left armer, the best candidate, was Johnson who slides it into the left hander.

Not sure if you're aware of Mitchell Starc.

 

[Spikey]

I think he was speaking in past tense about 2009

that said, if he wasn't, Michael Hussey could probably give bowling left handed a shot and be better than MJ at it