Road to the 2019 Ashes

[GoodAreasShane]

Bloke needs to be stored permanently in foam packing peanuts at this rate

 

[Starfighter]

We just never learn do we? Keep kidding ourselves into thinking he might actually play a cricket match. We need to just assume he will be injured when the time comes regardless of how fit he seems

I always assume that and I'm yet to surprised.

 

[andruid]

clever from the poms. Prepare roads for the crap aussie batters and probably green tops for the good ones to trick us into picking awful hacks like Labushagme for the Ashes

That's just what they want you to think

 

[social]

Side strain is common among bowlers

If that´s all it is, he´ll be fine in 4 weeks or so

 

[the big bambino]

Until 4 weeks or so.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Been 4 weeks away for a half a decade by now. Hardly surprising he looks like he has aged about 20 years since his test debut

Patto is the cricketing equivalent of a 70s Lamborghini, absolutely phenomenal on the rare occasion it actually works

 

[Top_Cat]

Imagine how he feels, missing the better part of a decade of Test cricket.

 

[stephen]

Imagine how he feels, missing the better part of a decade of Test cricket.

Yeah it's such a waste of a career. Much like Bruce Reid.

 

[Test_Fan_Only]

Yeah it's such a waste of a career. Much like Bruce Reid.

James Pattinson, Bruce Reid, Shane Bond, Simon Jones and Brett Schulz. Almost Pat Cummins as well and Ian Bishop came back but was not the same.

 

[aussie tragic]

Of the six county players on Ashes watch (according to Hohns), only 2 played this round.

Bancroft 0 & 40 (190 runs @ 31.66)
Labuschagne 14 & 32 (331 runs @ 66.20) and 1-46 & 1-5 (6 wkts @ 40.83)

 

[Burgey]

Surely there can be no place for Labia when Warner and TPC are on the way back and Head is a lock for a spot as well.

Warner
?
Pillow
TPC
KPat
Head

would be the starting top six wouldn’t it?

 

[Starfighter]

Don't you worry, he'll be in ahead of Patterson.

 

[Burgey]

My squad for the time being:

Warner
Burns
Khawaja
Smith
Head
Patterson
Paine
Cummins
Pattinson
Starc
Lyon

Fast bowling still up in the air, will depend largely on fitness

J Richardson, assuming he is fit, will tear the Poms new arseholes over there. Patto as always is broken and Lyon is a lock so you’d think they’ll run with Starc at nine and one of Haze or Richardson at ten or jack.

Good options to have.

 

[aussie tragic]

Surely there can be no place for Labia when Warner and TPC are on the way back and Head is a lock for a spot as well.

Maybe replaces Head if he keeps up his average of 110 runs and 2 wkts per game

 

[Test_Fan_Only]

The top six is probably going to be
Warner
Harris (although maybe Burns)
Khawaja
Smith
Head
Patterson

Then there is probably two back up spots. Burns would be one of them for me. The other I am not sure about. If Labuschagne continues to score well in county cricket he might get the last spot. I think he will play the Australia vs Australia A match for one of the two teams and if he scores runs it could secure his spot.

 

[Burgey]

I would really like to see a right hander opening with Warner, all other things being equal. Too many lefties.

 

[Red]

I'll lose my **** if Labia plays in front of KPat. Cos if he does you know it'll be a Langer/Chappell twink thing

 

[Test_Fan_Only]

I'll lose my **** if Labia plays in front of KPat. Cos if he does you know it'll be a Langer/Chappell twink thing

Yes, Patterson has to play, clearly the superior player. It would be a massive mistake.

 

[adub]

I would really like to see a right hander opening with Warner, all other things being equal. Too many lefties.

Better hope Smarsh doesn't make runs in the WC.

 

[aussie tragic]

Watching Aus vs SL warm up game and thinking the following WC players are locks for first Ashes test

Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Cummins
Starc
Lyon

Roughies

Maxwell
Stoinis