Yes your probably right, just putting what I'd do, and I wouldn't have Harmi anywhere near the side with his recent England performances. I feel Ryan being a left-armer gives you more of a variation anyway. He's just better then Broad and Harmison too, IMHO, which is why I'd pick him.
This has to be one of the most confounding posts I have seen. First, you are suggesting that the bowlers who took wickets on mentioned decks are not swing bowlers (Morkel, Mahmood) so there was no swing and then you go on to suggest that Hoggard took wickets by utilizing the conditions which doesn't mean that it was a seamer's deck
I would be a little worried with Sidebottom, Anderson and Onions in the same side because they are all similar types of bowlers and it would really be putting all of your eggs in one basket and hope that things work out okay. Furthermore, Sidebottom and Anderson have rarely been particularly effective at exploiting seam movement because they kiss the surface rather than hit it. Personally, if Flintoff doesn't play, I would agree with the think tank that Harmison should play because he adds the variety that England need to the attack.
Nope seamed around plenty when Butcher was at the crease. Which is why there were plenty of runs that were scored behind the wicket, particularly over the slips (remember if you are going to slash, slash hard) and its a reason why Butch's knock is rated so highly.
Flat, with the exception of early in the game. Took turn as the game went out.
Seamed around all game, with both sides bowling poorly and too short throughout. The amount of movement off the pitch increased steadily as the game wore off, with Richardson getting a peach of a delivery to get dismissed in the 2nd inning off Hoggard.
Seamed around plenty when Steyn and Morkel bowled even if not so much thereafter. Anyhow, there is enough evidence over the years to disprove your theory that the wickets haven't seamed at all this decade.
It can swing around when the pitch is flat, if the air and ground are conducive to it.
Don't think either side has batted well when it's swung tbh. When Australia finally got the ball to talk a bit at Edgbaston, they had England 5 for 150 odd.
Mind you, his pace wasn't all that high (by his own standards) in Cardiff, then he came to Lord's a few days later and bowled like Ian Bishop pre-back injury.
You only really have Hilfenhaus that swings it though. Not sure about whether Johnson swings it, I'm rather confused as I thought he brought it into the right hander, but I've seen him swing it about 3 times all series.
Yeah, don't disagree with that. More that if it moves around both sides' batting is potentially frail.
Never has someone gone from such an awesome avatar to such a **** one
Add to that the fact that our batsmen more often than not seem reluctant to truly cash in on a flat pitch.
But he's the only good Australian in the world.
Yeah, you know that most of the Aussie batsmen aren't going to just give their wicket away on a flat deck, that you are really going to have to get them out.
