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liamctid said:
I think we'll need a lot to go in our favour to have any chance in Australia.

As a positive (perhaps clutching at straws) I feel like we've got a much more settled batting line up compared to when we went there last time as you know right now and we've known for awhile that barring injuries it's going to be Duckett, Crawley, Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes, Smith as our top 7. Sure Bethell and Cox could get in there between now and the winter but this is miles more settled and organised than bringing Hameed and Malan in from the cold a few months before the first test and Billings making his debut during the tour.

The bowling is where we'll struggle in Australia in my opinion. As ever big questions around the fitness of Wood and Archer, although Woakes will be the leader of the bowling pack throughout the summer he's shown he's not effective in Australia, Atkinson and Carse have had good starts to their Test careers but not experienced enough (I could change my mind on this by the end of the summer), the other pace bowlers like Tongue, Hull, Potts, Cook would need to get picked a few times this summer to have a chance to travel I'd imagine. And then there's the spinner - we've backed Bashir who seems to be OK but like Leach before him not in the same class as Lyon who we'll be coming up against.

As for Australia - it'll probably be the last big series for some of their recent greats like Starc, Hazelwood, Smith, Lyon and Khawaja, and they've got enough key players playing at their top level like Head, Carey, Green and Cummins to beat us in their conditions.
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A few days out, I'm sticking with what I said back in May
 
The Stockport Iniesta said:
I like the look of our pace attack, it's the top 3 in the batting I'm concerned about. If they get runs, and we aren't less than a 100/3 all the time I think we'll be very competitive.
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I think we have the right bowlers to hurt them, but 2 of them are very much injury-prone, Archer and Wood and the others are untested Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse. The Aussies will make the wickets hard and pacey, but it will surprise many and it will take spin I think they are trying to fool england into not playing a spinner because of the look of the wicket,

The biggest thing for england if we want to win the ashes is the mental attitude and can we handle it under pressure with the mind games and sledging.

Got my setup ready, DAB Radio set to test match special, in bed with the radio on doesn't get much better for the Cricket in the winter nights
 
ancoats said:
I think we have the right bowlers to hurt them, but 2 of them are very much injury-prone, Archer and Wood and the others are untested Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse. The Aussies will make the wickets hard and pacey, but it will surprise many and it will take spin I think they are trying to fool england into not playing a spinner because of the look of the wicket,

The biggest thing for england if we want to win the ashes is the mental attitude and can we handle it under pressure with the mind games and sledging.

Got my setup ready, DAB Radio set to test match special, in bed with the radio on doesn't get much better for the Cricket in the winter nights
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Hopefully Archers injuries are behind him, he's had a decent run without injury now. Wood is a complete different matter though and I'll be surprised if he makes it through the tour. I like Carse a lot, think he will surprise a few on this tour.
 
Your 12-player England Ashes squad for the first Test in Perth.


ENGLAND SQUAD

FIRST TEST

THE ASHES

BEN STOKES (c)

JOFRA ARCHER GUS ATKINSON

SHOAIB BASHIR

HARRY BROOK

BRYDON CARSE ZAK CRAWLEY

BEN DUCKETT

OLLIE POPE

JOE ROOT

JAMIE SMITH (WK)

MARK WOOD

I’d play Bashir just because of the bounce and Lion take loads of wickets at Perth because of the bounce and Bashir is tall and has a knack of getting wickets! Also reckon Stokes will want him in his squad..
 
waspish said:
Your 12-player England Ashes squad for the first Test in Perth.


ENGLAND SQUAD

FIRST TEST

THE ASHES

BEN STOKES (c)

JOFRA ARCHER GUS ATKINSON

SHOAIB BASHIR

HARRY BROOK

BRYDON CARSE ZAK CRAWLEY

BEN DUCKETT

OLLIE POPE

JOE ROOT

JAMIE SMITH (WK)

MARK WOOD

I’d play Bashir just because of the bounce and Lion take loads of wickets at Perth because of the bounce and Bashir is tall and has a knack of getting wickets! Also reckon Stokes will want him in his squad..
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England could play the spinner as well and use Ollie Pope as wicket-keeper
 
chesterbells said:
Yeah, this isn’t as bad and those later Tests out east (the day-night test excepted).
Afternoon session starts 5.10am UK time?
Think I’ll make that my wake up time - that I can just about do.
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Bed at 20.00 Thursday night for me, up at 02.15 Friday morning, full English breakfast, let’s batter the convicts

Edit. 02.20 start
 
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I think England have a great chance, I personally don't rate the Aussies batting - Smith & Head aside I think our seamers can get into them (famous last words)

Them missing Hazelwood and Cummins is a blow. Win toss and bowl by looks of it
 
Should be Bashir instead of Carse, will give us a bit more variety. I don't rate Carse particularly as a bowler and would pick Tongue, who has a knack of mopping up the tail, ahead of him.
 
waspish said:
Your 12-player England Ashes squad for the first Test in Perth.


ENGLAND SQUAD

FIRST TEST

THE ASHES

BEN STOKES (c)

JOFRA ARCHER GUS ATKINSON

SHOAIB BASHIR

HARRY BROOK

BRYDON CARSE ZAK CRAWLEY

BEN DUCKETT

OLLIE POPE

JOE ROOT

JAMIE SMITH (WK)

MARK WOOD

I’d play Bashir just because of the bounce and Lion take loads of wickets at Perth because of the bounce and Bashir is tall and has a knack of getting wickets! Also reckon Stokes will want him in his squad..
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Ok I'll bite.. aren't only 11 allowed on at one time??
 
Really hope England can keep everyone fit and healthy and they give the dirty convicts a bloody nose in the 1st Test then go on and win the Series 3-1.

Vital Archer and Stokes can provide the razzamataz required.
Also wishing Root finds runs this series.

Cmon England
 
Kush45 said:
Really hope England can keep everyone fit and healthy and they give the dirty convicts a bloody nose in the 1st Test then go on and win the Series 3-1.

Vital Archer and Stokes can provide the razzamataz required.
Also wishing Root finds runs this series.

Cmon England
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I think england/Stokes will change their minds and play the spinner Shoaib Bashir instead of the 4 fast bowlers
Stokes may feel he can bowl 20 overs and be the all-rounder with Brydon Carse or Gus Atkinson will miss out.

Last week England was 100% going with 4 fast bowlers, with Stokes doing a change-up if needed, But Now looking at the wicket and it being a bit green with live grass rolled into the dirt, the spinner plays

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England's top run scorer out the top 3 in the batting order, for the entire series?

Crawley?
Duckett?
Pope?

I'll go for Ben Duckett. No reason, other than he cuts and pulls well, and being a short arse should be able to play those attacking shots against anything short of a length on the bouncier oz pitches.
 
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