Posts Tagged "Tim Bresnan"

The fact is simple: England need to win this match to retain the number one Test ranking.

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For three Test matches now England have played the role of Jean-Claude Van Damme. India, on the other hand, have played the role of “Henchman Number 7″.

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My Wednesday’s post – “England deserve number one Test ranking” – evoked a wide variety of responses. Some asked: could ‘soft’ Alastair Cook and Ian Bell get into a current Australian Test XI? This gave me an idea: why not select the best Anglo-Australian combined XI based on recent form?

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Well, it’s been a sorry few days in Melbourne for Australian fans – though for lovers of cricket in general, it’s been hard not to enjoy what England have served up in this Boxing Day Test. Since the drop of the coin on Sunday morning, anything and everything has gone right for Andrew Strauss.

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Australian captain Ricky Ponting and selector on-duty David Boon will take one final look at the WACA pitch on Thursday morning before naming their XI for the pivotal third Ashes Test.

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England has gone the New York way with the announcement of their Ashes squad. The selection of Chris Tremlett suggests England hope that height will extract bounce from the ‘Gabba pitch come November. Steve Finn, all 6’ 7” of him, is the incumbent and first choice with Tremlett the cover.

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