Road to the 2017-18 Ashes in Australia

[mr_mister]

Why is Alex Lees no longer in the discussion?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Broad always bowls well, he's my favorite English pacer since Headley.

On ouR side if we use a rotation policy on our quicks, whether that wise or not, people will be angry. The selectors will neeed to either pick all 4 or their best 3 and a spinner and stick to those selected unless they break down.

I've always held Broad in far higher esteem than Jimmy "28 from an over" Anderson

 

[S.Kennedy]

I've always held Broad in far higher esteem than Jimmy "28 from an over" Anderson

I'd hate to see your opinion on Stokes whose economy makes Anderson look like Hedley Verity.

 

[FBU]

Stokes did pick up a 6fer in Sydney.

 

[Spark]

Stokes did pick up a 6fer in Sydney.

Wasn't a lot of that just cleaning up the tail?

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Wow, yeah Stokes is a worse a bowler than Anderson.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Oh Stokes is certainly a wicket taker but his economy is ridiculous.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'd hate to see your opinion on Stokes whose economy makes Anderson look like Hedley Verity.

Stokes is a gun. All I remember of him was one day when he was reverse swinging it both ways a mile and was virtually unplayable. Might have been Sydney.

For all I know that may have been aberration though.

ftr I don't have any opinion on Anderson re economy, I just rate Broad higher in general. The nickname was in jest.

 

[FBU]

16 man squad I think

6 batsmen - Root Cook Westley Stoneman Hameed Malan... talk of multiple openers which includes Jennings (Hales could replace Malan)
2 keepers - Bairstow Foakes (Buttler 10.25, Foakes 28.90 but I would take Davies 52.14)
2 spinners - Ali Crane (hope Ali doesn't break a finger, or they consider playing 2 at any time)
6 bowlers - Anderson Broad Woakes Roland-Jones Stokes Wood

 

[S.Kennedy]

Some of them England bowlers are guaranteed to be knackered come Ashes. Wood is almost a certainty.

 

[Groundking]

Wood shouldn't go anyway, he's naff.

 

[FBU]

Some of them England bowlers are guaranteed to be knackered come Ashes. Wood is almost a certainty.

I'd give Wood Perth and Brisbane instead of Anderson.

Melbourne - Pattinson 19.08, Anderson 23.11, Starc 32.20, Broad 34.33, Hazelwood 41.85
Adelaide - Hazelwood 16.33, Starc 20.22, Anderson 35.50, Broad 47.00
Brisbane - Pattinson 22.00, Broad 25.11, Hazlewood 30.84, Starc 31.82, Anderson 89.80
Sydney - Hazelwood 20.72, Anderson 26.92, Broad 30.50, Pattinson 32.14, Starc 36.00
Perth - Starc 29.33, Broad 33.33, Anderson 48.50, Hazlewood 52.33,

 

[Adders]

I'd give Wood Perth and Brisbane instead of Anderson.

Melbourne - Pattinson 19.08, Anderson 23.11, Starc 32.20, Broad 34.33, Hazelwood 41.85
Adelaide - Hazelwood 16.33, Starc 20.22, Anderson 35.50, Broad 47.00
Brisbane - Pattinson 22.00, Broad 25.11, Hazlewood 30.84, Starc 31.82, Anderson 89.80
Sydney - Hazelwood 20.72, Anderson 26.92, Broad 30.50, Pattinson 32.14, Starc 36.00
Perth - Starc 29.33, Broad 33.33, Anderson 48.50, Hazlewood 52.33,

You have got to be ****ing kidding me???

 

[Gnske]

Stats becoming of England's greatest fast bowler

 

[Furball]

I'd give Wood Perth and Brisbane instead of Anderson.

Melbourne - Pattinson 19.08, Anderson 23.11, Starc 32.20, Broad 34.33, Hazelwood 41.85
Adelaide - Hazelwood 16.33, Starc 20.22, Anderson 35.50, Broad 47.00
Brisbane - Pattinson 22.00, Broad 25.11, Hazlewood 30.84, Starc 31.82, Anderson 89.80
Sydney - Hazelwood 20.72, Anderson 26.92, Broad 30.50, Pattinson 32.14, Starc 36.00
Perth - Starc 29.33, Broad 33.33, Anderson 48.50, Hazlewood 52.33,

Is this a joke post?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Might as well just chuck Hales and Butler in the team on the basis that they might do something spectacular every now and then. Whatever happens during the rest of the summer there is no one amongst the current brand of failures who are likely to make runs in Australia.

 

[wpdavid]

Might as well just chuck Hales and Butler in the team on the basis that they might do something spectacular every now and then. Whatever happens during the rest of the summer there is no one amongst the current brand of failures who are likely to make runs in Australia.

I could happily see Hales in the squad. Not Buttler though. I gather he's taken the hint and signed up to the Bangladesh domestic 2020 league.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Hales at 5 on the Aussie pitches may work. Then again Malan looks set for a score today against that great attack at Edgbaston so we may not give him a chance and be stuck with Malan.

 

[wpdavid]

Oh Stokes is certainly a wicket taker but his economy is ridiculous.

His strike rate is more of a problem than his economy rate imo.
7 wickets in the recent SA series and 86 wickets in 35 tests before this one.
None of which makes him a poor bowler, but not yet a consistent threat at test match level, despite his occasional golden spells.

 

[wpdavid]

Hales at 5 on the Aussie pitches may work. Then again Malan looks set for a score today against that great attack at Edgbaston so we may not give him a chance and be stuck with Malan.

How many top 5 batsmen do you think we'll take? If it's only six of them, then maybe Hales gets the gig as he could conceivably do a job as spare middle order batsman or spare opener.