Ashes 2017/18

[meeesh]

Wont be his last tour if he scores a shitload next summer.

Pakistan and India here in the summer,safe to say it will be his last hurrah then

 

[willipp]

Hameed - Lancs

Browne - Essex

Davies - Somerset

Burns - Surrey

Take your pick,or do you need me to throw a few others into the mix ?

Hameed averaged 20 odd in CC last season, not sure he's ready for this just yet.

 

[meeesh]

Hameed averaged 20 odd in CC last season, not sure he's ready for this just yet.

He's been in before,and did very well until the broken finger remember though,got to be worth another crack

 

[without a dream]

He's been in before,and did very well until the broken finger remember though,got to be worth another crack

He would have been a disaster this tour, looks incapable of playing short bowling in the championship, let alone at test level in Aus.

 

[ell]

Two reviews wasted in 3 balls

 

[willipp]

He's been in before,and did very well until the broken finger remember though,got to be worth another crack

Well the way our openers are playing anything would be worth a try. I'd bring Hales in just to try something different.

 

[willipp]

We look inacapable of scoring runs, its like we are just waiting to get out. Surely we have to find a way to score 3 or 4 an over and try and put some pressure back on the aussies. At this rate the aussies know they will bowl us out as we aren't good enough to bat that long to get the runs.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

We look inacapable of scoring runs, its like we are just waiting to get out. Surely we have to find a way to score 3 or 4 an over and try and put some pressure back on the aussies. At this rate the aussies know they will bowl us out as we aren't good enough to bat that long to get the runs.

I think we’re more than capable to hit some quick runs, just haven’t got the bollocks to open up. Maybe last out tonight and puts some pressure on the aussies in the morning.

 

[meeesh]

He would have been a disaster this tour, looks incapable of playing short bowling in the championship, let alone at test level in Aus.

Well you know what England cricket team is like for chopping and changing,as for having a disaster I presume you have seen our latest scorecards,there are a few whose gonna need to improve quickly,no way should he be forgotten about and he is still young,get him in I say

 

[without a dream]

Well you know what England cricket team is like for chopping and changing,as for having a disaster I presume you have seen our latest scorecards,there are a few whose gonna need to improve quickly,no way should he be forgotten about and he is still young,get him in I say

I think he's the answer long term, it would have been idiotic to bring him on this tour though before he's sorted out some pretty clear flaws, might have ruined him for good.

 

[remember arthur mann]

England need to be like the rags, become boring, defend Deep, take the odd break, make Sir Geoffrey proud !!!

 

[Lancet Fluke]

We look inacapable of scoring runs, its like we are just waiting to get out. Surely we have to find a way to score 3 or 4 an over and try and put some pressure back on the aussies. At this rate the aussies know they will bowl us out as we aren't good enough to bat that long to get the runs.

TBF Australia haven't scored at a great rate most of the time so far either. We probably aren't getting this total either way, personally I'd rather our batsmen showed a bit of discipline and made it difficult for Australia rather than gifting their wickets trying to score at 4 an over. The only thing I would say is that one of the right handers probably has to take on Lyon at some point and try to hit him off his line or preferably out of the attack.

 

[meeesh]

I think he's the answer long term, it would have been idiotic to bring him on this tour though before he's sorted out some pretty clear flaws, might have ruined him for good.

Idiotic and England goes together very well though remember,especially in cricket terms

 

[willipp]

TBF Australia haven't scored at a great rate most of the time so far either. We probably aren't getting this total either way, personally I'd rather our batsmen showed a bit of discipline and made it difficult for Australia rather than gifting their wickets trying to score at 4 an over. The only thing I would say is that one of the right handers probably has to take on Lyon at some point and try to hit him off his line or preferably out of the attack.

Root is scoring nicely, just feels like Malan is a matter of time. 8 from 43 balls and offering nothing offensively and looks nervous as hell.

 

[jay_mcfc]

It's all about survival tonight then go for it first two sessions tomorrow. Those two reviews from the Aussies could play into England's hands with Lyon spinning it round corners.

 

[jay_mcfc]

Here's the danger for England - Root on 50. If he wants to make the most of his talent and be known as one of the greats then he has to score more hundreds and more match winning innings.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

Root is scoring nicely, just feels like Malan is a matter of time. 8 from 43 balls and offering nothing offensively and looks nervous as hell.

Root will always score at a reasonable rate. Malan does look nervous, he's just got to stay there as long as he can and hope it gets easier but I agree getting totally bogged down isn't going to help him.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

It's very nice to see us making a fist of this but in the back of my mind is that absolute certainty that as soon as this starts to look doable, we will lose 7 wickets for about 30 runs.

 

[bluemoonmatt]

You just know we'll get enough on the board for us to start thinking we might just do this before we collapse appallingly

 

[waspish]

Root gets 150 we will be very close. Aussies win it from this position 99 tines out 100.