Road to the 2015 Ashes in England

[adub]

Assuming Johnson and Harris are locks, who do you pick as third seamer? Patto or Cummins (suspend your disbelief and assume both are fit at the same time)?

I have for many years said that Haze would turn out the best of all the young quicks. Was losing faith with that call real hard the last 12-18 months, but he finished off the Shield with the sort of performances I'd long expected we would come to see as his true standard. I wouldn't be too surprised if he ends up playing as third seamer in England next winter.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nah, Patto just needs to be fit

Good luck with that one.

 

[dermo]

pattinson is the 3rd quick if he's fit, has to be, cummins can come in when harris retires to his wheelchair after the next ashes

 

[Red]

Watch Cummins bowl and then watch Shane Bond bowl.
Thoughts?

 

[Prince EWS]

Watch Cummins bowl and then watch Shane Bond bowl.
Thoughts?

Yeah it's been mentioned quite a few times that they're similar.

 

[Spikey]

this is all a moot point because cummins wont be able to get past Dermo Abbott to get into the NSW squad

 

[Red]

Yeah it's been mentioned quite a few times that they're similar.

Realised that after I posted. :/

 

[Spark]

I haven't even seen Cummins bowl since 2012, but I don't remember anything that struck me as greater potential than Pattinson back in 2011 other than that he was a couple years younger and slightly faster.

He gets a bit more bounce tbf, but I agree. That's no slight on Cummins at all, but I'm pretty sure I and many others called Patto as likely ATG after about two Tests (or sooner).

 

[Riggins]

Plus Patto was the one DJ'ing on the the top of the bus in one of the post series celebrations. Legend.

 

[Riggins]

#neverforget

 

[Burgey]

He's got Boy Band teeth, does Patto.

 

[uvelocity]

what the ****

 

[FBU]

Telegraph
'Australia’s squad for the Ashes, due to be announced Tuesday morning Melbourne-time, will include what could turn out to be the strongest all-round pace attack they have sent to England'.

I would have thought the squad to the West Indies would have been announced first.

 

[Prince EWS]

Telegraph
'Australia’s squad for the Ashes, due to be announced Tuesday morning Melbourne-time, will include what could turn out to be the strongest all-round pace attack they have sent to England'.

I would have thought the squad to the West Indies would have been announced first.

It's the same squad.

 

[Spikey]

Ashton Agar favoured to join Australia's winter Test tours

Hoges going with Agar & Nevill.

i don't really have a strong opinion re Agar v Fawad in terms of actual bowling, but i hope Fawad gets picked

 

[3703]

Agar has improved out of sight. Oz actually has a nest of promising spinners now. I suspect Ashton will do a Smitteh and become very, very good with the bat though. Serious talent.

 

[Antihippy]

Wouldn't that in turn mean that his spin bowling will become irrelevant?

 

[theegyptian]

Wouldn't that in turn mean that his spin bowling will become irrelevant?

Maxwell and Agar spin twins once Australia bore with Lyon again. M.Marsh and Watto in there also to make a transfixing middle order of allrounders. #dreamy

 

[Antihippy]

Hey hey, no englishmen are allowed to plot our downfall.

 

[Spark]

Maxwell and Agar spin twins once Australia bore with Lyon again. M.Marsh and Watto in there also to make a transfixing middle order of allrounders. #dreamy

MMarsh is actually good though (or will be)