flibbertyjibber
Request Your Custom Title Now!
We will still win, that Aussie batting line up is shocking apart from Smith. We aren't a one man team you know.
-
Welcome to the Cricket Web forums, one of the biggest forums in the world dedicated to cricket.
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join the Cricket Web community today!
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.
1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Thread starter Burgey
- Start date
Spark
Global Moderator
I won't call Australia favourites in an English Ashes series whilst either of Anderson or Broad is there.
Spintolose
U19 Cricketer
My thinking was more along the lines of - Root and Denly can't do any worse than Ali - so England could have got in an extra quick for some variety (Stones - given that Archer isn't fit) - or at least golden arm Curran as an extra bowler that would have strengthened England's batting line-up no end.
Spark
Global Moderator
I mean motivated reasoning is a hell of a thing.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I think Archer is way more likely to take a big stack of wickets. If the shine goes from the ball Curran has practically nothing.
morgieb
Request Your Custom Title Now!
Probably just me under-rating Broad because he's looked off the boil lately. Did look on today though.
OverratedSanity
Request Your Custom Title Now!
India vs SA centurion 2011. Zaheer wasn't playing so the collective garbage that sreesanth, Ishant and umadkat served up was a sight to behold. That it came after sa bowled India out for 130 only made it funnier.
Spintolose
U19 Cricketer
Especially considering it's supposed to be a calf injury and training is often just kicking a football around and standing on balls (watch out Glen).
OverratedSanity
Request Your Custom Title Now!
Broad has usually been a better Ashes performer than Anderson overall anyway imo.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
He runs in all day.Siddle over Hazelwood?
Spark
Global Moderator
Broad pretty much always looks "off the boil" in the months before the Ashes. Then the Ashes rocks around and suddenly he looks beastly again. It happens pretty much every time.
Yeah I made this point in another thread yesterday
Daemon
Request Your Custom Title Now!
tbf England can feel safer in the knowledge that it isn't his birthday for months
GoodAreasShane
Cricketer Of The Year
Many people don't realise the Ashes record of Anderson really isn't that flash.
OverratedSanity
Request Your Custom Title Now!
Not yet it isn't
Spintolose
U19 Cricketer
Perhaps he's just got an even bigger heart than Siddle?
(Though unfortunately not the legs to go with it).
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
I said in the Road to Ashes thread that we wouldn't see much of Anderson this series given his injury and all the Tests being played in a heap. Hopefully he hasn't gone already.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It's annoying as hell too.
Interestingly since 2010 Anderson and Broad's Ashes averages are fairly close (30.34 vs 29.41). If you exclude when Broad missed 2010 and Anderson took wickets in the wettest Australian summer in 37 years and you go since 2013 it's 31.98 vs 28.09. Hmm...
Actually, just remembered how catastrophically bad Broad was last series. That he was automatically given the new ball during that was dire.
Last edited: