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After this shambolic Ashes tour, changes are inevitable. So who should get the chop from the Ashes tour party? A few ideas:
1. Giles. A no-brainer surely. Thank you and goodbye Ashley.
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Really why is everone so hurry to give Gilo the axe?, yea he isn't going to be the first choice spinner now. But he can still be a very useful back-up option esepcially next winter when England go to SRI & we all know how good a bowler Gilo has been in the sub-continent over the years. But don't know if he'll be picked again though..
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4.Plunkett: Why was he picked in the first place?.
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Agreed he shouldn't have been picked, but he has some potential, he's very young, time at Durham will do very good. Could come back one day enhanced thus giving England a envious depth in quality fast bowling stocks in the coming years.
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5.Joyce: The Theo Walcott of the Ashes? Why did Fletcher not give him a chance instead of Mahmood? Had he no faith in him?
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Maybe he should have gotten a game, but that doesn't mean he should be axed.
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6.Mahmood: If SJ and Tremlett get fit....
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May be a bit off the mark ATM in his career, but his potential is there for everyone to see, just need to keep working with him
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7.Anderson: ditto.
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ha, Can't have that
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8.Fletcher as coach : He's done a great job, but he's past his sell-by date. Moody or Woolmer please.
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One bad series doesn't make him a bad coach, he's made some stupid decisions in the ashes that he'll regret but i don't think its fair to blame him for us losing the Ashes. I don't think think if he had picked Monty ahead of Giles, picked Read ahead of Jones, Strauss over Freddie as skipper of Broad/Tremlett over Plunkett the Ashes would not be lost. Australia should be given some credit for how well they played.
But Fletcher will be under-pressure in the
VB series & WC to do something good. But for me i hope they give him a chance to go on since i think he's the best coach to help England reach the aim of being the best side in the World.