we havnt actually won the ashes. just retained themOriginally Posted by Cripps
we havnt actually won the ashes. just retained them
I made a mistake through all the excitement I was feeling.
Anyway with this series over and done with, hopefully the lat 2 Tests wherever they are are more exciting. Put on a show for the crowds. Entertain the public.
Likes of Trott and Cook surely in last chance saloon. Bairstow and Root have been a bit shit. Broad isn't a good enough bowler. Onions surely has to come in.
Plenty of problem England can rectify in the next 2 Tests as the pressure is now off.
Clarke MOTM?
Maybe KP seeing as his century probably saved England.
Id play root as opener for rest of series before deciding if expereiemnt worked. his 180 came off when we had a lead of 230 to start with. when we are level or behind, he hasnt been brilliant but hopefully he gets better.
trott has this series as well before last chance saloon. cook has brilliant for so long he is allowed one bad series, but he has a couple of 50s so not too worrying.
bairstow isnt good enough so id give taylor a go in next matches, bairstow has had his chance and failed most of the time. give taylor a go.
broad needs to be dropped, he averages this series one wicket an innings. for the new ball bowler, thats not good enough. play tremlett instead
Cook is a poor captain. His snail pace batting has been criticised by more accomplished people than me. He needs to bat for the team, not for himself and his average.
He won't be dropped cos we have just retained the Ashes and he'll go to Australia as well but after that, if he hasn't improved its the end.
Onions is better and in form and having just checked, the next Test is at his home ground where he just picked up 9 wickets in a match for his pub team.
Never heard of this Taylor pubber but give him a go rather than get the failed Morgan and/or Bopara back in
cook as batsman is superb and there is not question about dropping him on that point. he has 25 centuaries. dropping his as captain, well yes there could be an argument to that. but he hasnt lost a series as captain, hes retained the ashes in 3 matches, won a series in india for teh first time in 20 odd years so he clearly isnt as bad as some say.
i rate tremlett more then onions. last time v the aussies, he took 16 wickets in 3 tests. id play him first over onions. this was andersons home ground, he didnt do that well, nor did swan at his in first match. home ground means nothing to a certain extent
What Tremlett did years ago has no significance to now.
Listening to TMS, Onions is on form right now, picking up wickets this season with an average of under 30 with the ball.
Tremlett is going at 40s
well it does. onions is bowling well but hes never really performed for england when he has played but is a good bowler. we'll agree to disagree here, i rate tremlett more and think he would scare the aussies the more and get more wickets. 16 in three matches agaisnt pretty much teh same team as playing now. i reckon he can do it again
Fair enough.
Whoever plays, hopefully we kick Aussie butt again.
Having grown up in the 90s and seeing us being destroyed time and time again, it's good to see it turn around.
Kind of gives me hope with the football. As bas as arsenal are ATM, in time we will rise again.
Moody and Willis saying Swann has been the difference between the 2 sides.
Agree or disagree?
Both have been a bit shit batting wise and fast bowling has been mediocre
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