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Road to the 2017-18 Ashes in Australia

flibbertyjibber

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Funny cause it looks ridiculous at first, but when you think about it, it's a very inventive way of overcoming the lack of quality English batsmen. Just pick more bowlers.

However this team would only really make sense if you don't rate Stokes or Moeen as bowling options in Australia at all (and hence need the other bowlers), and are effectively playing them as batsmen.
Would say it is only a goer if Stokes got an injury that prevented him from bowling but could still play as a bat.
 

weeman27bob

International Vice-Captain
England should probably pick the best opening batsman in the county championship to go on tour, which is clearly Daryl Mitchell
 

theegyptian

International Vice-Captain
Will Macpherson‏ @willis_macp 1m1 minute ago

Toby Roland-Jones has a stress fracture in his lower back...


You got Wood who is a doubt too according to a report I read this week because of his heel. Broad has his own heel injury. Woakes is way off the pace.

lol./
 

wpdavid

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Will Macpherson‏ @willis_macp 1m1 minute ago

Toby Roland-Jones has a stress fracture in his lower back...


You got Wood who is a doubt too according to a report I read this week because of his heel. Broad has his own heel injury. Woakes is way off the pace.

lol./
Yup, you have to laugh etc.
 

YorksLanka

International Debutant
real shame for the lad...hope its not as serious as first thought so he can at least play a part towards the end of the tour..
 

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
Man.. I actually wonder if Eng would have beaten RSA without TRJ. He was that good and becoming that important in this side. Too bad for the bloke. Seemed to be someone who had waited a while to get his break too and someone who respects the game and stuff.
 

S.Kennedy

International Vice-Captain
I think Toby Roland Jones was a bit of a dibbly dobbler who would've struggled on Australian wickets
 

Scaly piscine

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FFS, TRJ is a big blow. Despite what the 'experts' say who are queuing up to tell us how useless he'll be in Australia despite having solid enough pace and good height.

I guess it's nailed on that Finn will be on the plane now and at some point he'll magically find himself playing and bowling his usual array of random drivel.
 

Scaly piscine

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I think Toby Roland Jones was a bit of a dibbly dobbler who would've struggled on Australian wickets
Exactly as I posted...

He's tall and bowls mid-80s. The height gives him something to work with on Australian wickets.
 
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TheJediBrah

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It's going to really suck if they dish out the kind of roads they had in the 2014-16 seasons. Can't see England taking 20 wickets without a lot of struggle, and Aus might struggle too if they're missing a few bowlers.
 

Adders

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With the flaky batting of both sides they would have to be proper highways for either bowling attack to struggle taking 20 wickets I reckon.
 

TheJediBrah

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With the flaky batting of both sides they would have to be proper highways for either bowling attack to struggle taking 20 wickets I reckon.
Aus had a flakier batting line-up in 2015-16 and still ended up with 550-5 most innings'
 

Firebreaker

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I dont know what is so special about Bird? I remember people last year were acting as if he's Waqar Younis or Malcolm Marshall when he was dropped but when he got selected,He bowled slower than Collingwood's 65mph thunderbolts
 

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