*Official* Fourth Test at Trent Bridge

[91Jmay]

I got so confused the first time reading this

The better Pattinson not that perma-injured moody shunt.

 

[Compton]

Warner
Rogers
Smith
S Marsh
Clarke
Nevill
M Marsh
Johnson
Starc
Hazlewood
Lyon

Marsh deserves his chance and Voges just isn't going to cut it at Test level. He's as well batting higher up the order where he can protect Clarke, who looks desperate to bat at 5 again. Mitch Marsh looks like he's batting a place too high, IMO. Starc doesn't deserve to play the next match, but I just don't see the selectors calling up Siddle or Cummins to replace him.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Had a random thought about Onions for this. TB should be his kinda ground and he is/was the closest thing we have to a poor man's Jimmeh.

Not even sure if Onions is still a thing even though.

Lyth has to go too, surely? Not making 40 once in six digs isn't cutting the Coleman's at this level.

Hales to debut at home? The script is written. Notoriously dire starter though he may be.

 

[dermo]

marsh stays at 6 imo, it's where he'll be for a while so needs to be given time to make it his own

smarsh in for voges at 4 and clarke down to 5 is the obvious change that needs to be made, aside from that this is our strongest team with the players available and one poor test doesn't change that

 

[Furball]

Had a random thought about Onions for this. TB should be his kinda ground and he is/was the closest thing we have to a poor man's Jimmeh.

Not even sure if Onions is still a thing even though.

Lyth has to go too, surely? Not making 40 once in six digs isn't cutting the Coleman's at this level.

Hales to debut at home? The script is written. Notoriously dire starter though he may be.

Last time I checked the county averages Onions was doing pretty pish (yes I know the averages aren't the be all and end all.)

Funnily enough, just before Jimmeh got injured I kinda thought this series might turn out a bit like the India series last season - after defeat at Lord's we get swinging conditions and an opposition lineup that can't handle Anderson and Broad at their best.

Stokes needs to step up his game; I don't follow County Cricket to know who the obvious replacement for Anderson is. As long as it's not Jordan.

 

[Furball]

It'll be gamble whoever basically. I think they'll go Wood now and that's probably right. Before this test I'd have been really worried about Wood, Finn, Stokes, Ali as none give control and Finn is the only proven wickettaker(and that had to be reproven) but as FInn bowled so well this game I think they'll be slightly more confident that the attack won't totally lose the plot.

If Woakes had played more cricket they might of have thought about picking him and dropping Ali in favour of whoever they consider the best spinner.

I still worry about a Jimmyless attack, even when he's not on it, as long as he's not bowling complete trash then the attack seems to take the lead from him.

 

[Cabinet96]

Jordan is injured anyway.

 

[grecian]

Onions not even playing for Durham in one-day stuff, actually he bizarrely played against England under-19s for the Unicorns the last few days, suffice to say he isn't what he was.

Bresnan actually through all the HZ baiting, would make much more sense. Swings it great record at Trent Bridge, playing ok for Yorkshire.

 

[Pothas]

Said it all summer, without Anderson we must call for Sidebottom. I mean seriously how great would that be.

Wood should be fine though, he has been rather unfortunate in missing the Test that has had the best conditions for bowling.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

***y chocolate is technically retired as an international.

He's an absolute champ though. Held the team together in the late 2000s.

I would love a near 40 yr old to bowl us to victory in the Ashes, and would be a great middle finger to Duncan Fletcher who refused to pick him for all those years.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah as if he would refuse the chance to play.

 

[weldone]

Hopefully Australia can win this given Anderson is missing. If that happens, 5th test can get really interesting.

 

[ImpatientLime]

about time the shropshire akram, jack shantry got his international bow tbh.

 

[GIMH]

Said it all summer, without Anderson we must call for Sidebottom. I mean seriously how great would that be.

Wood should be fine though, he has been rather unfortunate in missing the Test that has had the best conditions for bowling.

Heh, thought this earlier but didn't post it through fear of ridicule

Let's start a petition

 

[Howe_zat]

Haha, Sidebottom would actually be a really good fit for the attack, sadly can't bowl a Test workload now

 

[Viscount Tom]

No doubt but I'm not expecting them to recall Woakes for the test if Wood is fit. Could recall Sidebottom though

Was hyping up Siddy before it was cool.

 

[GIMH]

Haha, Sidebottom would actually be a really good fit for the attack, sadly can't bowl a Test workload now

Test workload is only about six overs against this Aussie batting line up iirc

 

[Howe_zat]

If they did look north then Jack Brooks might be a good shout. Needs some assistance from conditions but nowhere near as much as Rushworth. Has bowled for the Lions and has 3 top quality seasons in a row

 

[GIMH]

Times like these I'm glad for back to back Tests. Stops us running out of names.

The wait between the 4th and 5th in 09 and Ravi's successor was particularly excruciating

 

[Howe_zat]

Times like these I'm glad for back to back Tests. Stops us running out of names.

The wait between the 4th and 5th in 09 and Ravi's successor was particularly excruciating

Mark Ramprakash genuinely tweeted 'defecating in a packet to send to geoff miller' when the 5th test side was announced

in a series with great moments that was one of my favourites