Road to the 2017-18 Ashes in Australia

[GotSpin]

It could be the worst combined Ashes teams since the 78/79 tour.

The Australian pace attack?

Batting looks light on though

 

[Starfighter]

The Australian pace attack?

Batting looks light on though

Talent wise they may be better, but Hogg and Hurst did put up a pretty damn good performance.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Hope we prepare flat pitches, bat first, hope Starc wastes the new ball.

Interesting thought, if all 4 quicks are playing who takes the new ball?

Moot question though. All 4 will never be fit at the same time. I'd be surprised if we even get 3 of them fit at the same time.

 

[Starfighter]

Interesting thought, if all 4 quicks are playing who takes the new ball?

Moot question though. All 4 will never be fit at the same time. I'd be surprised if we even get 3 of them fit at the same time.

Haze obviously, because he has control. But the other there is a good question. They'd give it to Starc because he's a lefty and a known swing bowler, although he seemed to have a case of the Mitchell Johnson seam wobble at times last summer. He's gotta pitch it up at the start and not bowl too many bouncers, especially as he still doesn't seem to have mastered the good length ball.

Neither Pattinson nor Cummins seem to swing it as much with their modified actions since their injuries, especially Pattinson (annoyingly, as he's my personal favourite) so maybe they'd be better going on first and second change, as neither is exceptionally accurate.

And yeah, it's a moot point anyway.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Interesting thought, if all 4 quicks are playing who takes the new ball?

Moot question though. All 4 will never be fit at the same time. I'd be surprised if we even get 3 of them fit at the same time.

Who partners Hazlewood with it more like.

 

[Furball]

Battle of which batting lineup is going to be the least **** IMO.

 

[fredfertang]

Hope not - we won't win that one

 

[GIMH]

Talk of Broad's demise is premature. Jimmy will better his 2010-11 performance.

Root will average 100+, Cook too.

Burgey will be the worst poster in the subbie.

we will have the urn safely home before the year is out

4-0 England

 

[Adders]

Talk of Broad's demise is premature. Jimmy will better his 2010-11 performance.

Root will average 100+, Cook too.

Burgey will be the worst poster in the subbie.

we will have the urn safely home before the year is out

4-0 England

Yeah I'm not really concerned with Broad yet. I know he hasn't been at his wrecking ball best this summer, but he has still managed to get in the wickets reasonably consistently. He'll step up for the Ashes, of that I'm sure.

 

[Furball]

4-0 England

Hold on a minute, ****.
























Why the pessimism?

 

[GIMH]

Days 3,4 and 5 at Sydney will be rained off leaving us regretting the dropped catch that would have wrapped the game up at the end of day two

 

[stephen]

If the Aus pace quartet ever took the field together if bowl Hazlewood with Pattinson with the new ball followed by Starc and Cummins. But really all three have a case to open with Hazlewood.

 

[TimAngas]

I think the Adelaide test is the best opening for England in this series, with the pink ball and greener pitch giving Anderson a chance. Don't think England attack will have the pace to threaten at the WACA, and the other 3 grounds have been utter roads with the GABBA, MCG, SCG, averaging 38, 33, 38 respectively since 2010. On these pitches Australia should run up 450+ with some ease.

 

[TheJediBrah]

If the Aus pace quartet ever took the field together if bowl Hazlewood with Pattinson with the new ball followed by Starc and Cummins. But really all three have a case to open with Hazlewood.

Purely hypothetical, but Starc would have to be given the new ball. Probably with Hazlewood though if it were up to me it would be Pattinson.

Cummins is probably the only one of the 4 who definitely wouldn't take the newey if they played together.

 

[S.Kennedy]

It will be an Oz 5-0 white wash. Warner on concrete wickets? England's dibbly-dobbly green-seamers? Dodgy England upper order batting? How can it be any other?

 

[the big bambino]

It will be an Oz 5-0 white wash. Warner on concrete wickets? England's dibbly-dobbly green-seamers? Dodgy England upper order batting? How can it be any other?

You mean like Abbott and Philander? Oz still recovering from that series.

 

[Starfighter]

You mean like Abbott and Philander?

Who are a bit more accurate than the English and used to bowling on similar pitches to those in Aus.

Oz still recovering from that series.

Yeah, 3-0 against Pakistan and a less sucky than average India tour didn't happen right?

 

[S.Kennedy]

You mean like Abbott and Philander? Oz still recovering from that series.

If you are happy comparing big Phil to Toby Roland.

Australian wickets are awful now, aren't they? Concrete pavements

 

[SeamUp]

Sam Northeast

It is only division 2 but still.

I see Gillespie has him in his team.

By the sounds of it, his 100 yesterday was top drawer. Some say his best.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Northeast? No.

Picking blokes who have a career average below 40 has worked so well this year hasn't it. The fact this guy has played in division 2 since 2010 and he doesn't average 40 says something surely?