| Ashes thread 17:11 - Jul 15 with 91836 views | johnhoop |
Now that the World Cup’s done and dusted we can turn our attention to the next major event.
For me the most interesting questions about team selection are;
1) Do we open with Jason Roy? For me it’s a no brainer. I know all the arguments against- he doesn’t even open for Surrey, he struggles against the moving ball etc- but I feel that he’s in such good form and the alternatives are so mediocre that it would be silly not to. If he does come off he could give us control of the game in the first couple of hours. Him and Rory Burns for me.
2) Now that Jofra Archer has to have a place in the side, who are the other two quick bowlers going to be. If fit I guess Anderson has to play and I would give the third spot to Woakes but this means no place for Stuart Broad and the 90 mph+ Mark Wood.
3) Which spinner to go with - Ali or Rashid? Ali’s batting form seems to have dipped but it’s still not an easy decision to make.
Any thoughts? |  | | |  |
| Ashes thread on 11:34 - Aug 25 with 1568 views | johnhoop |
| Ashes thread on 11:30 - Aug 25 by CamberleyR |
Root gone, game over. For England to stand any chance he had to be there at the end with a big hundred. |
Very disappointing. After all that hard work yesterday he p-sses it away two overs before the new ball by coming down the track and trying to flick Lyon through mid-wicket. Just a matter of time now. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 11:39 - Aug 25 with 1554 views | Nov77 |
Stokes 3 runs from 70 deliveries! They’ve gone from playing too many reckless shots against a ball that is moving, to not playing any attacking shots against a ball that isn’t. |  |
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| Ashes thread on 11:46 - Aug 25 with 1538 views | ozexile |
That Root shot is ridiculous . Lyon's first over. Get yourself in first before you try rubbish like that. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 11:52 - Aug 25 with 1528 views | johnhoop |
| Ashes thread on 11:46 - Aug 25 by ozexile |
That Root shot is ridiculous . Lyon's first over. Get yourself in first before you try rubbish like that. |
I know. It really seemed like he’d got his head in the right place yesterday and had realized what he needed to do to give us any chance. It was like a massive brain fart. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 11:56 - Aug 25 with 1519 views | CamberleyR |
| Ashes thread on 11:39 - Aug 25 by Nov77 |
Stokes 3 runs from 70 deliveries! They’ve gone from playing too many reckless shots against a ball that is moving, to not playing any attacking shots against a ball that isn’t. |
They did well yesterday afternoon but were too cautious in that final session with the old ball that wasn't really doing anything. If they'd had gone into the second new ball needing another 140-150 they'd have seriously fancied their chances I think. |  |
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| Ashes thread on 12:00 - Aug 25 with 1510 views | Toast_R |
| Ashes thread on 11:34 - Aug 25 by johnhoop |
Very disappointing. After all that hard work yesterday he p-sses it away two overs before the new ball by coming down the track and trying to flick Lyon through mid-wicket. Just a matter of time now. |
Bit defeatest. England are still in this I reckon. |  | | |
| Ashes thread on 12:10 - Aug 25 with 1497 views | CamberleyR |
Stokes two hours for 15. Sir Geoffrey would approve. | |
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| Ashes thread on 12:17 - Aug 25 with 1479 views | johnhoop |
| Ashes thread on 12:00 - Aug 25 by Toast_R |
Bit defeatest. England are still in this I reckon. |
Yeah you’re right. Bairstow and Stokes are doing their best to raise our hopes again.
Basta-rds. | | | |
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| Ashes thread on 12:41 - Aug 25 with 1443 views | BlackCrowe |
| Ashes thread on 12:17 - Aug 25 by johnhoop |
Yeah you’re right. Bairstow and Stokes are doing their best to raise our hopes again.
Basta-rds. |
Mein gott...130 needed to win. It could be on. (there that's killed it....apols) |  |
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| Ashes thread on 12:42 - Aug 25 with 1438 views | ozexile |
Praying these 2 can get to lunch. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 12:54 - Aug 25 with 1415 views | Rangersw12 |
What a game this is
I haven't moved all morning! | | | |
| Ashes thread on 13:02 - Aug 25 with 1406 views | Nov77 |
Did Shane Warne just say ‘the cloud starting to crap’? | |
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| Ashes thread on 13:23 - Aug 25 with 1350 views | Benny_the_Ball |
| Ashes thread on 11:34 - Aug 25 by johnhoop |
Very disappointing. After all that hard work yesterday he p-sses it away two overs before the new ball by coming down the track and trying to flick Lyon through mid-wicket. Just a matter of time now. |
Very naive of Root given the hard work he put in yesterday. Still, Stokes and Bairstow are set. Australia will look to limit the runs in the hope the England batsmen get frustrated and orchestrate their own downfalls with silly shots. England need to remain focused, disciplined and grind this one out. Do that and they pull off a victory few saw coming and blow the series wide open. |  | | |
| Ashes thread on 13:48 - Aug 25 with 1323 views | Nov77 |
Another shocking umpire call | |
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| Ashes thread on 13:51 - Aug 25 with 1317 views | Toast_R |
| Ashes thread on 13:48 - Aug 25 by Nov77 |
Another shocking umpire call |
That was proper shite wasnt it? | | | |
| Ashes thread on 13:55 - Aug 25 with 1307 views | Nov77 |
Bairstow undoes his good work with a poor waft. | |
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| Ashes thread on 13:57 - Aug 25 with 1299 views | Benny_the_Ball |
| Ashes thread on 13:55 - Aug 25 by Nov77 |
Bairstow undoes his good work with a poor waft. |
WTF did he have for lunch? Very poor. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 14:09 - Aug 25 with 1276 views | Nov77 |
Butthead! | |
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| Ashes thread on 14:13 - Aug 25 with 1265 views | johnhoop |
| Ashes thread on 14:09 - Aug 25 by Nov77 |
Butthead! |
That really is it now. Knew they were just getting our hopes up. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 14:16 - Aug 25 with 1255 views | jonno |
Typical England. Even when they finally start to realise how to play test cricket they still manage to throw it away as you know they will. |  | | |
| Ashes thread on 14:18 - Aug 25 with 1245 views | Benny_the_Ball |
Jesus wept, that run out was farcical. WTF did Root say to the boys over lunch? After working so hard to give themselves a chance, England are now throwing wickets away. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 14:22 - Aug 25 with 1235 views | Nov77 |
Oz will just bounce out Woakes and the tail now. | |
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| Ashes thread on 14:26 - Aug 25 with 1226 views | Toast_R |
Yep | | | |
| Ashes thread on 14:27 - Aug 25 with 1226 views | Nov77 |
Back to the brainless cricket of the first innings then  | |
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| Ashes thread on 14:29 - Aug 25 with 1219 views | Toast_R |
Going to come up short now. | | | |
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