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Agree with your point regarding Bird, but i don’t believe England have great depth at all. Broad and Anderson shouldn’t be in the frame by now, they have terrible records in Australia yet there isn’t anybody that good pushing them out. As for Archer, get real marn! He sounds about as English as KP.
Why England should avoid picking both Broad and Anderson for second Test
Their problem is scoring runs, as Aus have a good attack and England have one high quality batsman. However once this pink ball test is over I really struggle to see England bowling them out in Melbourne and Syd.
Why England should avoid picking both Broad and Anderson for second Test
Ozinsa, I couldn’t disagree any more. The Aussie’s have crazy good bowling depth. Take a quick glance at the FC records of just a few names here and there are plenty more. Richardson’s 21 and 47, Paris 22 and 48. Neser 24 and 52. Bird 24 and 49. Pattinson 22 and 43.
I would argue that Broad and Anderson would have been retired by now if they had our depth. They wouldn’t be even considered if Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc were Brits. Archer can obviously play, but he was poached due to a complete lack of depth of bowling talent.
Why England should avoid picking both Broad and Anderson for second Test
Perhaps they pick another spinner from their squad as Leach just isn’t the answer and the over rates were horrendous. Anderson is obviously going to play but I tend to agree with Paul. Broad isn’t the messiah, he may have embarrassed Warner in the UK but Warner has been embarrassing attacks in Aus for a long time as well.
Regardless of what they do, I think Aus could easily lose this one if England win the battle of the conditions this time around. If England are to win I don’t think there will be many runs scored, more of a shoot out.
Why England should avoid picking both Broad and Anderson for second Test
That’s a lot to dissect Frank, flamboyant take. A bit like a Mitchell Starc spell, a couple of pearlor’s fattened out with some absolute rubbish.
Why England should avoid picking both Broad and Anderson for second Test
High quality sure, deep umm no. It just can’t be, otherwise Broad and Anderson wouldn’t even be in consideration at their ripe old ages.
Why England should avoid picking both Broad and Anderson for second Test
Exactly, Hayden and Langer were in another class. They were run machines in FC.
FLEM'S VERDICT: Performance that ended an Aussie Test career, and the strategic flaw that killed England
Pre game concerns about Harris, Starc and Lyon well vindicated now. Swepson and Richardson anyone?
FLEM'S VERDICT: Balls to the wall as everything rides on Hazlewood fitness and Root's resilience to new pill
Did he really say that?! Ive heard that knock before, however there is no denying that was an important hundred.
Chappell rips in to 'soccer captain' Root, says England should make Stokes skipper
Well timed article, he absolutely nailed it. An important knock as well. Many who wanted Uzzie and Head in the same team will be feeling vindicated as Harris has done it again. He’s got all the pressure now, they won’t stick with him for too much longer if he doesn’t make runs.
I’ve never been a huge Travis Head fan, but I look forward to him proving me wrong
Starc played well, but Richardson would have been a handful as well. It reminds me of MMarsh’s golden summer on pitches that a dozen other blokes would have dominated on as well. Wouldn’t be surprised if Richo gets his crack on a Melbourne road!
FLEM'S VERDICT: Starc's statement and the fast bowling tactical shift that was too good for England
If teams are taking great delight in Sandpaper gate, don’t you think it says more about us than them? We have been arrogant and a little high and mighty for some. We may have punished them thoroughly, but C.A have shown they like to appear to be doing the right thing. If they can brush things under the carpet they will.
'One less adult in the room': Chappell reveals Steve Smith Ashes meltdown, calls out Lehmann, Waugh over sledging
Yeah, it’s a bit much isn’t it? Both Chapelli’s need to come down from their ivory towers. Ian thinks he’s a batting God and Greg thinks he’s pure as snow.
'One less adult in the room': Chappell reveals Steve Smith Ashes meltdown, calls out Lehmann, Waugh over sledging
Agree with everything Greg has to say here, I’m just not sure he’s the guy with credibility to dish it out. I was a bit young for the underarm saga, but one has to wonder what kind of vibe old Greggy was setting.
'One less adult in the room': Chappell reveals Steve Smith Ashes meltdown, calls out Lehmann, Waugh over sledging
The win rate had a lot more to do with the talent pool, than the sledging I would have thought.
'One less adult in the room': Chappell reveals Steve Smith Ashes meltdown, calls out Lehmann, Waugh over sledging
I do think Australia have a better line up( batting and bowling), yet I would expect lower batting averages from the English. They play home games on sporting pitches which actually have something in it for their bowlers. Aussie pitches have lost their unique characteristics and are mainly just roads now. Cricketing averages are not like for like. Guys like Steyn and Philander have unbelievable bowling statistics, yet their averages in Australia are much higher(still very respectable). Ashwin averages 42 in Australia and 21 in India. Cummins is all time when you look at his stats. As you would expect he has a tremendous record in the UK and S.A, but also very good on the Australian roads. You have to look at the fine print when dissecting averages. In Australia an average of 40 is sometimes good enough for selection, Head and Harris are in that camp. Perhaps 35 is that pass mark in England. The 5 run differential put down to tougher batting conditions. I think Cummins and Hazlewood would run amok in County cricket, England lack depth in the bowling if anything. There are probably ten blokes in Australia that would get a bowl in the English line up, but maybe only Labs and Smith are walk up starts in their batting department. Warner’s a bust in England and the rest are unconvincing.
Below average: Brittle batting numbers expose England's soft Ashes underbelly
Langer made 86 first class hundreds and yet I would argue he was never really regarded in the top three or four bats in the Australian team at any one time. Crazy depth back then.
Deep Point: Dangers, weakness and opportunities - what they're plotting in the Ashes war rooms
My feeling is similar to Flems. I just see lots of runs from the big three of Warner, Labs and Smith. Our pitches are generally batter friendly, so I am sure England will make runs as well, but they don’t have Cummins and Hazlewood and they don’t have three great batters, they have one.
DAMIEN FLEMING: Aussie batting strategy and venue twist give England a puncher's chance
Did not know this, didn’t even know he played County. He hasn’t shown much form at all outside of Australian pitches then.
DAMIEN FLEMING: Aussie batting strategy and venue twist give England a puncher's chance
Totally agree, he is a man for a crisis and never a better compliment. And his recent stats are incredible anyway.
DAMIEN FLEMING: Aussie batting strategy and venue twist give England a puncher's chance
Stokes recent history has been much better than 37. Also, I’d expect English players to have lower batting averages due to their sporting wickets. Ours are flat. It’s the same reason South African bowlers have great figures. Their quicks have been historically great, but also benefit from some nice seaming wickets. Cummins figures are incredible when you think about it.
DAMIEN FLEMING: Aussie batting strategy and venue twist give England a puncher's chance
Totally agree with Warne regarding his thought’s on Starc and Lyon for that matter. He clearly has an axe to grind re Starc, but it’s not unfounded either. The guy gets selected time after time, regardless of form. Pattinson had enough. The selectors need to show integrity with their bowling selections as much as the do with the batting. Harris was selected to open because he has terrific recent form, despite the temptation to put Khawaja in there. Richardson should be playing at the Gabba for sure.
Ashes Scout: Warne's Starc stats behind axe call as Lee backs paceman, Botham wins Border dispute
Agree, Starc just gets selected regardless of any form whatsoever. Richardson deserves it more, he is playing too well to ignore. I suspect NSW bias will win out again for the Gabba.
Ashes Scout: Warne's Starc stats behind axe call as Lee backs paceman, Botham wins Border dispute
Great read, I don’t pretend to even know who our best keepers are. I tend to just listen to what more knowledgeable people say. It’s a bit hard to judge, when your not watching much first class cricket at all. Out of curiosity, how good was Handscomb with the gloves? I see he’s been batting ok again the last two seasons, perhaps that’s his only way back to a baggy green as his papers seem stamped as a middle order player. His record wasn’t that bad though, he just had a terrible lean patch where he looked like a walking wicket.
Deep Point: 'Whatever we're spending, quadruple it' - How Australia's dropped the ball in key area
I’m down with rotating players. But there has to be some strategy involved. Not just rest for the sake of it. England seem to be rotating the wrong players in for the conditions they face. No Jimmy on a green seamer and no Wood Under lights? Bizarre. Sure dropping Leach was acceptable, but don’t replace him with another medium pacer. Pick your other spinner and have a crack.
Why England’s 2010-11 Ashes success won’t be repeated for a long, long time