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As a proud English Australian, my allegiance in all sports, bar Football, lies with the Aussies.

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I understand the need for a regard of player safety. But I am not a huge fan of the Utilitarian approach currently being applied. If Hodge’s tackle was actually bad enough for a three week ban, I hope they would have banned him regardless of Yato’s condition. Clearly though, if Yato had got up and played the whole match, the Hodge tackle probably would not have been mentioned again.

More World Cup fan angst to come as farcical Hodge suspension sinks in

But I love watching him get his middle stump knocked out of the ground

No 'ifs' as the better team are in front

He scored two centuries last Ashes but couldn’t perform past those five tests. I doubt he lasts for long this time around either

Frustrating Aussie selectors make me wanna take up Mitch Marsh-ial arts

I agree with the sentiment Akitas

Frustrating Aussie selectors make me wanna take up Mitch Marsh-ial arts

So he got some wickets but made no runs. So what happens next? Do they use his wickets as a reason to pick him in Aus, despite the fact that the ball will do so much less on Aussie pitches. I still feel like they’ve worked themselves into a position where they can justify picking him again, even though I don’t think his next few performances will be up to scratch. If Aus aren’t going to play Head, it’s far more logical to pick Kurtis Patterson to play at 6 than Marsh. Ironically I think winning the last test has made the English even more annoyed that they couldn’t get the Ashes back. That has been satisfying to say the least.

Frustrating Aussie selectors make me wanna take up Mitch Marsh-ial arts

Well he definitely bowled much better than I thought he would. But he didn’t get any runs, and that’s what we needed to win. So suffice to say it was a bad selection.

Frustrating Aussie selectors make me wanna take up Mitch Marsh-ial arts

I guarantee Joe Burns would have performed far better than Bancroft, Harris and Warner have in this series.

Dropping Head for Marsh was a mistake

Exactly. Worryingly they persist with their best ODI batsmen because the current first class crop aren’t anything to be inspired by.

No 'ifs' as the better team are in front

When Justin Langer and Ricky Ponting are lost for words describing Smith, you know he’s bloody good

Smith's talent speaks for itself while leaving us lost for words

I’m not sure England would have walked over Australia. They barely won the one Test match that Smith didn’t play. In fact they needed a miracle innings from Stokes to get over the line.

No 'ifs' as the better team are in front

Honestly

Dropping Head for Marsh was a mistake

Honestly it’s such a baffling decision. Imagine if Glenn Maxwell had received the same amount of chances as Marsh…

Dropping Head for Marsh was a mistake

England have 3 keepers who are supposedly legitimate top 6 batsmen, and it’s getting them nowhere. Keeper at 7 always the best option

Khawaja ton an Ashes boost for Australia

I’d absolutely love to see a Smithy hundred at Lords

Ashes 2019: The joy of uncertainty

It’s a tough situation

Do we care more about the World Cup or the Ashes?

Starc hasn’t been a reliable batter in a long time

Khawaja ton an Ashes boost for Australia

He looked back on form

Khawaja ton an Ashes boost for Australia

It’s hard to tell who is the one at fault for the Wallabies poor attacking. Deciding between Cheika and Larkham is the chicken or the egg situation.

Stephen Larkham sacked as Wallabies assistant coach

Dickwella’s sledging didn’t rival Pant, but it was still pretty funny

The Liebke Ratings: Australia vs Sri Lanka, second Test

This last test specifically was super significant for Khawaja’s future. There is a lot of talk about dropping Harris to include Warner, and this wouldn’t be so widely assumed if Khawaja had failed again in this test. It’s proven to be very important.

Five talking points from Australia vs Sri Lanka second Test

Yeah I agree. He’s only 20, he’s got loads of time to continue to get better.

Five talking points from Australia vs Sri Lanka second Test

Stacking our ODI team with players who don’t deserve inclusion would be a mistake. We need to be smart and thoughtful when selecting the squads for both the World Cup and the Ashes, there’s no need to make any rash decisions.

Do we care more about the World Cup or the Ashes?

The way Farrell reacted really irritated me because he knows what he’s doing.

Let's talk about that decision

World rugby will only cite a player post match if the offence is deemed to be worthy of a red card. So I had no expectation that he would be cited. It deserved a yellow card. End of.

Let's talk about that decision

Do you think World Rugby would bother listening to him regardless?

Let's talk about that decision

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