Road to the Ashes 2021/22

[Prince EWS]

Daily reminder that Head > Wade.

 

[Spikey]

Head > ***t

 

[Burgey]

So, Inglis or Carey as keeper? I know the latter's been boosted as a future captain but I'd prefer the former.

Inglis has done nowhere near enough yet tbh, Carey the obvious choice imo, or Pierson.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Should we change the thread title to ***pests v Racists?

 

[Shri]

warner
harris
khawaja
smith
labu
green

with enough time to gel as a team, this actually looks like a batting order that can win test series at home

 

[Nintendo]

warner
harris
khawaja
smith
labu
green

with enough time to gel as a team, this actually looks like a batting order that can win test series at home

Marnus shouldnt be moved to put issue at 3, he bats 3 above ussie for QLD.

 

[Red]

Carey straight in as captain/keeper.

I mean, he seems a top bloke. This can’t go wrong…

 

[Red]

warner
harris
khawaja
smith
labu
green

with enough time to gel as a team, this actually looks like a batting order that can win test series at home

Warner
Khawaja
Labu
Smith
Renshaw
Green
Carey

 

[social]

If not Cummins, then we have 2 current state captains in the squad

Usman to prove that we have moved on as a country

Or something

 

[Jfry]

warner
harris
khawaja
smith
labu
green

with enough time to gel as a team, this actually looks like a batting order that can win test series at home

Surely a better structure with Khawaja opening + another middle order player as opposed to Harris

 

[Shri]

Surely a better structure with Khawaja opening + another middle order player as opposed to Harris

of course but management has already said that harris will open

 

[Nintendo]

Would love to see Renshaw play, blokes killed it since moving to the middle order, avering 57 there after 16 innings.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Daily reminder that Head > Wade.

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Always find it mildly amusing that is still there for Head, hasn't kept since way back in his u19 days from memory.

Never kept for TTG at grade level I don't think, Tim Davey usually had the gloves there when Head was younger and still available to play more than a couple of games a season

 

[Son Of Coco]

It will, but it won't matter because England's batting is woeful compared with 2010/11. And if it's going to swing and seam then even someone like Starc will be effective, let alone Cummins and Haze.

Yeah, and you'd hope Cummins and co won't dish up the same platter of short, scattered **** that our bowlers served up back in 2010.

 

[Starfighter]

Yeah, and you'd hope Cummins and co won't dish up the same platter of short, scattered **** that our bowlers served up back in 2010.

Did you see our bowling in the India series?

The link - Troy Cooley.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

It really seems like most of the hype around Cooley as a bowling coach was due to 2005

Which is complete BS anyway, it was the Murray Mints that won it for England in the first place

 

[andruid]

Safe to say that The Guardian isn't exactly looking forward to this

The Spin | Ashes has lost focus with scandals engulfing ECB and Cricket Australia

After months of scandal, two already ordinary teams now look like something more tawdry and tarnished

www.theguardian.com

 

[SteveNZ]

Should pick Crawley. Will do well. As will Lawrence. Not as sold on Pope, though he is a good talent and can be Bell like.

Will they? Both looked absolutely hopeless v NZ.

 

[honestbharani]

Will they? Both looked absolutely hopeless v NZ.

I think their ceilings are very high and are both upright strokeplayers who tend to do well in Australia wickets.

 

[Spark]

Safe to say that The Guardian isn't exactly looking forward to this

The Spin | Ashes has lost focus with scandals engulfing ECB and Cricket Australia

After months of scandal, two already ordinary teams now look like something more tawdry and tarnished

www.theguardian.com

I like Lemon but he's a pretty cynical writer.