Your team for The Ashes 21/22

[Lillian Thomson]

Just over two years away and players will emerge who we're not currently aware of, plus players can miss series through injury or wrongful arrest.

All things being equal I can only put Root, Stokes and Archer as the nearest things to certainties. The rest need help.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Aus:

Patterson
Pucovski
Labuschagne
Smith
Finch (c)
Maxwell/Handscomb
Carey
Pattinson/Starc
Cummins
Hazlewood
Lyon

 

[Second Spitter]

Surely you can find a spot for Seb Gotch?

 

[morgieb]

Burns
Renshaw
Labuschagne
Smith
Pucovski
Head
Carey
Cummins
Richardson
Lyon
Hazlewood

 

[TheJediBrah]

Surely you can find a spot for Seb Gotch?

He's 4th in line for a middle order spot behind Sam Harper, Mackenzie Harvey and Matthew Short

 

[NUFAN]

Might as well try some things:

C Bancroft
K Patterson
M Labuschagne
S Smith
M Marsh
W Pucovski
J Doran+
C Green
P Cummins c
J Richardson
N Lyon

 

[BoyBrumby]

Burns
Hassan Azad
Hain
Root
Stokes*
Pope
Buttler+
Curran, S
Leach
Archer
Broad

Few punts on the batting front, but sure all XI will play tests between now and then.

 

[Jack1]

Just over two years away and players will emerge who we're not currently aware of, plus players can miss series through injury or wrongful arrest.

All things being equal I can only put Root, Stokes and Archer as the nearest things to certainties. The rest need help.

Burns (c)
Sibley
Root
Stokes
Pope
Buttler
Foakes (wk)(vc)
S Curran
Archer
Leach
Broad

vs

Burns
Pucovski
Labuschagne (c)
Smith
Head
M Marsh
Carey/Wade (wk)
Starc
Cummins (vc)
Lyon
Hazlewood

 

[BSM]

Burns
Hassan Azad
Hain
Root
Stokes*
Pope
Buttler+
Curran, S
Leach
Archer
Broad

Few punts on the batting front, but sure all XI will play tests between now and then.

Don't think Curran will ever develop his bowling enough to be first-change in an ashes series in australia. Think his most likely progression is as a top 6 batsman

 

[BSM]

Burns
Sibley
Northeast
Root (c)
Pope
Stokes
Butler
Archer
Leach
Mahmood
Broad

 

[Red]

Matt Renshaw
Kurtis Patterson
Will Pukovski
Steve Smith
Marnus Labuschagne
Ashton Turner
Alex Carey +*
Pat Cummins
James Pattinson
Nathan Lyon
Josh Hazelwood

Michael Neser
Mitchell Starc

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Renshaw
Phillipe
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Pucovski
Carey
Cummins
Starc
Richardson
Lyon

The two beanpole blond bowling allrounders in Green and Sutherland may well be around the setup too

 

[Daemon]

Don't think Curran will ever develop his bowling enough to be first-change in an ashes series in australia. Think his most likely progression is as a top 6 batsman

He’s a 7.5 with the bat and 3.5 with the ball. His selection depends highly on how the rest of the team is doing.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Renshaw
Phillipe
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Pucovski
Carey
Cummins
Starc
Richardson
Lyon

The two beanpole blond bowling allrounders in Green and Sutherland may well be around the setup too

I forgot about Philippe, would love for him to really kick on. Great talent, got all the shots, just needs to tighten up his game (a lot) and play less loose shots.

Also looks a bit like Steve Smith which can only help

 

[GoodAreasShane]

I forgot about Philippe, would love for him to really kick on. Great talent, got all the shots, just needs to tighten up his game (a lot) and play less loose shots.

Also looks a bit like Steve Smith which can only help

I seriously think he looks a good player. Obviously he needs to really kick on at Shield level first, wouldn't pick him just for the sake of it, but we have seen glimpses of his ability

 

[stephen]

I'm all for picking 3 Steve Smith's.

 

[Second Spitter]

Unpopular opinion: I feel there's a greater chance of Renshaw going "full Hameed" than reclaiming his place in the Test team.

 

[Starfighter]

Unpopular opinion: I feel there's a greater chance of Renshaw going "full Hameed" than reclaiming his place in the Test team.

I think so as well.

 

[morgieb]

Unpopular opinion: I feel there's a greater chance of Renshaw going "full Hameed" than reclaiming his place in the Test team.

At this point I suspect you might be right.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Unpopular opinion: I feel there's a greater chance of Renshaw going "full Hameed" than reclaiming his place in the Test team.

I concur