***Official*** Australia in England (The Ashes)

[Barney Rubble]

how dear you diss the GREAT ADAM GILCHRIST , do you want to die

Come on mate, even you must admit Gilchrist's footwork this series has been worse than even the likes of Harmison - at least he managed to use his feet to the spinners effectively.

 

[Pothas]

Aslong as england win i would actualy be happy too see Gilchrist get some runs in the next test because as everyone knows he is a great player and im sure he will bounce back

 

[Barney Rubble]

Aslong as england win i would actualy be happy too see Gilchrist get some runs in the next test because as everyone knows he is a great player and im sure he will bounce back

I echo that.

He could get 502* and I wouldn't care as long as England won.

 

[Top_Cat]

Oh, I have no doubt he'll do something big. But I've no idea what!

That's what would make it interesting. Every fast bowler picked by Australia for the last few years has had the pressure of expectation upon debut. Tait, well, no-one's really sure what will happen. It'd be an interesting move by the selectors but I think Kasper has to play, personally. At this stage of the series, with it getting REALLY tight, they need a high-percentage performer.

Can he bat?

Nope. Has a FC 50 but he's a bunny.

Bit of a gory scene here with Tim Roberts, eh?

http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/image/216707.html

 

[Pothas]

That's what would make it interesting. Every fast bowler picked by Australia for the last few years has had the pressure of expectation upon debut. Tait, well, no-one's really sure what will happen. It'd be an interesting move by the selectors but I think Kasper has to play, personally. At this stage of the series, with it getting REALLY tight, they need a high-percentage performer.

Even if no one is not sure what will happen he will still be under a lot of pressure considering the situation the series is in he really would be expected too perform which is as you say probably why they will play kasper

 

[vic_orthdox]

Can he bat?

I think he's a return to the Merv Hughes days, of tail enders who just throw the bat. Much like Harmison, I guess.

 

[Woody_cloudofsm]

kasper for sure

man its too late in teh seris peopel are just forgetting ho well kasper has done in his last 20 odd tests bowling average of 25 and he has 3 wickets at 30 in this seris in one test he can reverse swing the ball and bowl for you all day, tait may do well only because his action makes the ball so difficult to pick up out of the hand like malinga or edwards, he may be a hand full may get pumelled for 6 an over either way to big a risk stay with the campaigner kasper, gillespie will never play a test again.

 

[shaka]

I think Kasper will be picked because of his experience, and he bowled quite well in the 2day match that was just completed.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Tait's got a few things going for him. He's got extreme pace and he's quite capable of reverse-swinging the ball, which are two areas that the Australian selectors would be looking to catch up to England. Picking him would put a great deal of pressure on Lee though, who would be required to bowl better than he has at times in this series and be capable of keeping an end tight. I'd like to see Tait in the side, but I'd still expect it to be Kasprowicz.

 

[Simon]

ive got a feeling we might with tait, his extra pace will upset the english batsmen. Kasper is too much like Dizzy and i dont think hes in good form either so Tait should play. As Ponting was suggesting the other day apart from Lee none of our bowlers are using the old ball well and Tait will get reverse swing, if he plays and gets it right he will worry the poms...

 

[aussie]

gillespie will never play a test again.

hold their sparky dont want to be thinking along those lines just as yet.....

 

[aussie]

well the selectors have 2 options now either go for the high-percantage performer option of Kasper or the young exciting, quick but unperdictable Tait, some may say go for Kasper with the series at a knife edge while some will rather Tait but ya never know lads i have a gut feeling that if he plays he is going to do something special with the ball

 

[age_master]

I'd like to see Tait in the side, but I'd still expect it to be Kasprowicz.

same

 

[maxpower]

reverse swing comes a full circle
http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/216694.html

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

reverse swing comes a full circle
http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/216694.html

Very good article that.

 

[Anil]

reverse swing comes a full circle
http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/216694.html

some very good points....nice, timely article...

 

[honestbharani]

some very good points....nice, timely article...

Yeah, very well written.

 

[Nate]

same

Same here as well.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Weather looking rum for the next Test. Boooooooooooooooooooo.

 

[Nate]

Dang. That`s no good at all.

Will there be enough time to see Tait get his 5-for?