*Official* Third Test (Headingley, Leeds) 6–10 July

[Qlder]

Pretty sure Marsh 31* proves my earlier post that he doesn't weaken the batting by replacing Green (averaging 21 this Ashes)

 

[Niall]

Was Woakes fit for the first two tests? Should surely just be an automatic pick at home. They so badly need the batting as well.

Small favor, don't look up Woakes test record at Lords, it will just annoy you.

I think he was fit and even if only 80% he should have played but heh got to play Anderson!

 

[Burgey]

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Renshaw maybe?

Left out of the squad for these two tests I think

 

[Spark]

Pretty sure Marsh 31* proves my earlier post that he doesn't weaken the batting by replacing Green (averaging 21 this Ashes)

Well at least he's got past his career average, which is 25.

 

[MW1304]

Giant missed opportunity if Aus get over 200 here. Can't afford this **** at 2-0 down.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Marsh bats like this for another hour and he'll keep Green out of the side fir the rest of the series.

 

[Spark]

Giant missed opportunity if Aus get over 200 here. Can't afford this **** at 2-0 down.

Honestly would be delighted at like 220-250 and have a crack tonight. This pitch looks green and quick enough that it'll still do more than enough tomorrow, might even be quicker.

 

[Spark]

I would also be delighted if England persist on banging it halfway down on a greentop.

 

[Burgey]

Woakes such a good bloke he couldn’t even sledge Marsh properly there

 

[Gob]

Honestly would be delighted at like 220-250 and have a crack tonight. This pitch looks green and quick enough that it'll still do more than enough tomorrow, might even be quicker.

Tomorrow is sunny apparently

 

[MW1304]

Small favor, don't look up Woakes test record at Lords, it will just annoy you.

I think he was fit and even if only 80% he should have played but heh got to play Anderson!

Jesus Christ are you still on this? It's Jimmy ffs, stop with your captain hindsight nonsense. Play him for Robinson, sure, but even then the bloke averages 21.

 

[Kraken]

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Left out of the squad for these two tests I think

yeah fair enough. I’d play anyone in the squad above Harris tbh

 

[morgieb]

Marsh is exactly the sort of cricketer who should just be going **** it and going full Bazball. Immense batting talent, just doesn't know how to hit a forward defence.

 

[Burgey]

They’re overdoing the short stuff to Travis here with these two bowlers. The money is pitching it up and decking it either way. Leave the bumpers to Wood

 

[chris.hinton]

Get ready to see Mitch Marsh like you've never seen him before

On this evidence you might be right

 

[Kraken]

Why all the short stuff to Trav tbh? From Wood I’d get it, not these guys. He’s really looked quite comfortable

 

[Spark]

Tomorrow is sunny apparently

It was sunny when Cummins et al rissoled England for 80 odd four years ago too. And it was sunny when Hilfenhaus and Siddle did the same in 2009. It's not all about the conditions, especially on a pitch this quick

 

[Uppercut]

Small favor, don't look up Woakes test record at Lords, it will just annoy you.

I think he was fit and even if only 80% he should have played but heh got to play Anderson!

I don't need reminding, we were chasing 182 to beat England there and he bowled us out in one spell.

 

[morgieb]

I dunno if you can really bag them for running with the three guys they did at the start of the series tbh. I know Anderson hasn’t been himself but tbh Robinson is probably the guy I’ve been most disappointed in so far. I really expected him to be a lot more consistently threatening than he has been so far.

Yeah I wouldn't have dropped any of those 3 for Woakes. Surprised Tongue got the callup at Lord's though, especially because there in particular they really needed the batting.

 

[Qlder]

Well at least he's got past his career average, which is 25.

Previous record doesn't count as they kept picking him regardless of form just to have that magical allrounder. Last 5 years he's been pretty decent in white ball and FC games