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At last! This happens every time there’s a defeat in any sport in the off topic section.
The WC killed England. The best player any of us have seen in our lifetime killed us. The best bowler in the world killed us. One session of dropped catches and a no ball killed us.

Dropping 5 players, changing captains and coach will only make things worse. The coach has gone so there’s gonna be some natural changes anyway. People questioning the likes of Bairstow and Buttler are mad, just like the Moeen doubters. These are the best in the country and they’ll prove it over time.

What some of our players need more than anything is a good rest, but of course we have a mental winter coming up with the NZ tour starting a month after the ashes!

Some of the other players need a bit more red ball practice but it’s impossible with a schedule like we have.
Exactly. I keep hearing that Root has to go, fine in ways I agree he looks a broken man to me but there isn't really a viable alternative. Stokes is a massive no from me Botham and Flintoff come to mind and bar that theres only Broad who from memory had a bad time of it with the one day team a few years back. We have some glaring issues the 3rd seamer and spin options are poor and that's without getting into the batting.
 
At last! This happens every time there’s a defeat in any sport in the off topic section.
The WC killed England. The best player any of us have seen in our lifetime killed us. The best bowler in the world killed us. One session of dropped catches and a no ball killed us.

Dropping 5 players, changing captains and coach will only make things worse. The coach has gone so there’s gonna be some natural changes anyway. People questioning the likes of Bairstow and Buttler are mad, just like the Moeen doubters. These are the best in the country and they’ll prove it over time.

What some of our players need more than anything is a good rest, but of course we have a mental winter coming up with the NZ tour starting a month after the ashes!

Some of the other players need a bit more red ball practice but it’s impossible with a schedule like we have.

I think most are questioning Buttler and Roy, if you think they should be in the team where should they bat? Picking a so called specialist batsman and him going in at 7 is a joke, wouldn't you agree?
 
Smith has carried the batting, otherwise not a great batting line up. As for their bowling they are a good, but not a vintage unit, they are hardly Warne, McGrath, Lee, standard. If they were it would be 5-0 no danger.
This attack is as good as theyve sent over bar the War
I think most are questioning Buttler and Roy, if you think they should be in the team where should they bat? Picking a so called specialist batsman and him going in at 7 is a joke, wouldn't you agree?
The issue is Bairstow spat his dummy out when they took the gloves off him . Buttler should be keeping imo. Also if we are dropping Roy which I agree with who comes in?
 
This attack is as good as theyve sent over bar the War

The issue is Bairstow spat his dummy out when they took the gloves off him . Buttler should be keeping imo. Also if we are dropping Roy which I agree with who comes in?

Nonsense if you think this attack is anywhere near as good as Warne, McGrath and Lee.

England 2005 team would have murdered this Aussie team.

And the Aussie 2005 team would whitewash this current England team no problem.
 
Nonsense if you think this attack is anywhere near as good as Warne, McGrath and Lee.

England 2005 team would have murdered this Aussie team.

And the Aussie 2005 team would whitewash this current England team no problem.
Was meant to say the Warne era. Their attack is excellent and that's even without a 5th bowler.
 
At last! This happens every time there’s a defeat in any sport in the off topic section.
The WC killed England. The best player any of us have seen in our lifetime killed us. The best bowler in the world killed us. One session of dropped catches and a no ball killed us.

Dropping 5 players, changing captains and coach will only make things worse. The coach has gone so there’s gonna be some natural changes anyway. People questioning the likes of Bairstow and Buttler are mad, just like the Moeen doubters. These are the best in the country and they’ll prove it over time.

What some of our players need more than anything is a good rest, but of course we have a mental winter coming up with the NZ tour starting a month after the ashes!

Some of the other players need a bit more red ball practice but it’s impossible with a schedule like we have.

Our future looks rather grim if we are content with players averaging in the mid 30s after playing over 30 test matches.

Buttler and Bairstow are fine one day players but their records in test cricket are distinctly average.

Our selectors should be focusing more on who’s performing well in county cricket.

Bairstow and Roy are often clean bowled, which seldom happens to top class players.
 
Nonsense if you think this attack is anywhere near as good as Warne, McGrath and Lee.

England 2005 team would have murdered this Aussie team.

And the Aussie 2005 team would whitewash this current England team no problem.

Warne, McGrath and Lee may have whitewashed this England side with just the three of them.
 
Was meant to say the Warne era. Their attack is excellent and that's even without a 5th bowler.

No problem if you meant the Warne era mate. I still don't think they are all that though, they have lost 3 of their last 4 series before the ashes, the only win was against a poor SL team at home. I know Smith was banned but they took some right hammering's away to SA and Pakistan, lost by over 350 runs 3 times in 5 tests and One of those by almost 500 runs, plus a 6 wicket loss, and were beaten at home by India.
 
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