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Road to the 2015 Ashes in England
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OverratedSanity
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Smith and Warner? Wouldn't bank on Clarke to get runs throughout the series like those two can.
Spark
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Clarke is more likely to play the more significant innings.
He's also a better batsman than both, so.
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Now he's matured he'll start fulfilling the potential he's had for 15 years
morgieb
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Cricketing version of Jarrad Waite?
morgieb
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Even the West Indies only caused an away whitewash once IIRC.
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I will eat my hat if Clarke makes more runs than Smith or Warner
Was comfortably better than warner the last time they both played in england.
Though Shane watson got the most run during that series so I dunno what you can glean from that.
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Pointless fact. Warner wasn't half the batsman he is now. He's gone to a ridiculous level since then.
Only in conditions that have suited him though. Admittedly there's not a lot to go off but I still don't trust him in swinging (and I mean really swinging) conditions. He's been really really good in conditions like Australia and South Africa (which is pretty damn similar to australia) and it was gratifying to see him bat well in the UAE but I still have more faith in clarke (and even chris rogers really if we can add him to the equation) when it comes to performing in england. Could obviously prove me wrong, and I hope he does!
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Yeah, but Clarke isn't really the model for batting in swinging conditions either. I'd enjoy it if he got runs and smashed Anderson and Broad all over England but I'd be surprised if he pulled out more than one really good innings in the series. That's been his form for a while now.
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Not on form he isn't.
honestbharani
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for about 15 months
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Do expect Twatto to do well with the ball in this series and perhaps be the difference between the two sides.. Also, Australia need to be "unfunky" and actually let someone like Lyon play all the games...
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I feel like when he does though it's always been at pretty crucial junctions. I would agree with you about his form (though he honestly hasn't had much test form due to being constantly injured) but I would also agree with spark that I would trust him to play the significant innings.
Tangles
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My tickets for Edgbaston turned up on Friday so I'm starting to get pumped tbh. I don't think we can achieve a whitewash but given the circus around KP and their management I'm hoping that both the Aussies and the Kiwis give them a smashing.
Totally agreed that our batting is suspect if the balls swinging around. The fitness of our fast bowling unit will dictate the margin of the result. If Clarke clicks once that usually might be enough if Smith can keep his form going.
Totally agreed that our batting is suspect if the balls swinging around. The fitness of our fast bowling unit will dictate the margin of the result. If Clarke clicks once that usually might be enough if Smith can keep his form going.