Road to the 2017-18 Ashes in Australia

[Burgey]

They'll be standard Australian pitches, i.e. roads when Australia bats on them,suddenly horrible when the opposition has a turn and loses by 300 runs.

ftfy

 

[Adders]

They'll be standard Australian pitches, i.e. roads if you can bat on them, horrible if you can't.

Yeah for sure, I don't disagree with any of that and your bowlers are good enough and understand the conditions to still 20 wickets easy enough.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Anderson will have to practice his cutters.

 

[Daemon]

Anderson would be best served taking training from his countries footballers on how to feign injuries

 

[Gob]

Anderson would be best served taking training from his countries footballers on how to feign injuries

or big Vern

 

[S.Kennedy]

In his defence, he did well 2010-11 (24 at 26.04) and even in 2013-14, 22 at 29.59 isn't the worst bowling figures for Australia.

 

[Moonsorrow999]

Wtf has that got to do with what Kennedy said?

It's gonna be a tedious Ashes if this is the standard of posting and "banter".

Re the wickets.....of course they are going to be roads, theyd be mad to prepare anything with any life in them. That will only benefit us.

Wow, so touchy on the Windies topic, I suppose I'd be pretty embarrassed dropping a test to them.

But no, making that sort of statement that Warner needs roads is utterly ridiculous especially when iirc he got one in Bangladesh a short while ago and that's not exactly easy.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Wow, so touchy on the Windies topic, I suppose I'd be pretty embarrassed dropping a test to them.

But no, making that sort of statement that Warner needs roads is utterly ridiculous especially when iirc he got one in Bangladesh a short while ago and that's not exactly easy.

Let's compare David Warner against the rest of the leading bats. They all have great averages however the descent from Warner's home to his away average is a whopping 20.97, higher than Smith's (14.71), Williamson's (10.96), Kohli's (9.89) and Root's (9.47) while AB de Villiers is actually better away (by 8.68).

 

[Starfighter]

In his defence, he did well 2010-11 (24 at 26.04) and even in 2013-14, 22 at 29.59 isn't the worst bowling figures for Australia.

That was in England. In Australia it was 14 at 43.93.

 

[Tom Flint]

Wow, so touchy on the Windies topic, I suppose I'd be pretty embarrassed dropping a test to them.

But no, making that sort of statement that Warner needs roads is utterly ridiculous especially when iirc he got one in Bangladesh a short while ago and that's not exactly easy.

Would be just as embarrassed about losing 3 nil to sri lanka too. Series at home to south africa didnt go according to plan either?

 

[Burgey]

Banter levels in the lead up to this series are at Subcontinental levels of direness so far. Terrible stuff. You need to lift your collective game.

 

[S.Kennedy]

That was in England. In Australia it was 14 at 43.93.

I think I was looking at the wrong line, or sub-conscious wishful thinking on my part! The point still stands about 2010-11 though.

 

[S.Kennedy]

I think most England fans were hoping West Indies would pick up a test.

 

[stephen]

So other than Anderson, who is going to retire mid series as the wheels fall off for the Poms? Cook? Root?

 

[Adders]

Yeah 26 year old Root is going to retire mid way through his 1st away series as captain.......****ing muppet.

I'll make any wager youd care to make that none of those named will leave the tour unless through injury.

 

[Burgey]

You can’t blame people for asking the question though, given the English proclivity for pulling the pin when things aren’t going well for them.

 

[Adders]

Well i think it's a bit **** to be using the likes of Tresco and Trott for some crap banter given their circumstances at the time.

Swann you can have as i still think less of him for leaving that tour (even if he couldnt play he should have stayed)

But ho hum......thus far Im calling this the worst ever Ashes subbie.......it's been dire for the most part.

 

[cnerd123]

But ho hum......thus far Im calling this the worst ever Ashes subbie.......it's been dire for the most part.

much like both the teams tbh

 

[Adders]

GTFO ****.......Burgey's made the rules quite clear about non Australians/English in these threads.

 

[cnerd123]

GTFO ****.......Burgey's made the rules quite clear about non Australians/English in these threads.

thats racist