ok but what if the most in-form player is a **** like marsh or usman?The number 6 batsman should be picked entirely on form IMO, with preference going to those with a decent FC or A tour record, the A game will be pivotal you'd think. Therefore I'm not calling the number 6 batsman yet.
play them then, if they are the most form SS player at the time surely they shouldn't do too badly.ok but what if the most in-form player is a **** like marsh or usman?
identify a group of 5 or so right now and then consider form, adaptability, technique etc. sample 5: bailey, hughes, voges, maddinson, doolan. something like that
Nah. I'd be amazed if Australia don't win in Perth.I would agree there, even if England are 1-0 up after Adelaide with Brisbane drawn i'd say it is game over. It would then be so long since a win for Australia you would be amazed to see them win 2 out of 3 and not lose the other.
we lost to India there once ffs, it's very possible that we could lose thereNah. I'd be amazed if Australia don't win in Perth.
Mitchell Johnson to make a surprise comeback there, take a 10fer, then proceed to lose us the next two games.Nah. I'd be amazed if Australia don't win in Perth.
Quite. You can easily see Tremlett and Broad doing some damage there, although Aus will feel the same about their guys.we lost to India there once ffs, it's very possible that we could lose there
Seems crazy, would imagine Clarke, Warner, Smith, Starc and a few others will be in that squad. Could be underdone for the first test while England will have 3 warm up games and should be ready.Was pretty annoyed last night when my mate told me we've got a ****ing seven match ODI series in India after the five in England. Means there'll only be 19 days turn around from Bangalore to the Gabba, probably with precious little first class practice in between for the Test players. Seriously, who schedules these ****ing things? I don't even want to watch five ODIs, let alone bloody seven.
Depends what is in the contract with BCCI.I'd rest all the Test players for India tbh.
Too much cricket isn't the issue, it's too much of the wrong kind. A 7 match ODI series is spastic scheduling.No test players will play the backend of that series at least, might play the first three or four. People moaning about too much cricket is a bit of a pet hate for me really, you'll get to see a few second string players get a go. No bad thing.
I heard about this on here yesterday too......I did chuckleWas pretty annoyed last night when my mate told me we've got a ****ing seven match ODI series in India after the five in England. Means there'll only be 19 days turn around from Bangalore to the Gabba, probably with precious little first class practice in between for the Test players. Seriously, who schedules these ****ing things? I don't even want to watch five ODIs, let alone bloody seven.
Tests, but there was also 3 ODI's before the series.Didn't the same thing happen before the last series? Or was it just the Tests.