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Re: Ashes 2019 - laj - 07-26-2019
Australia's Ashes squad: Tim Paine ©, Cameron Bancroft, Pat Cummins, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner.
Re: Ashes 2019 - Professer E - 07-26-2019
That's the biggest squad ever.
Re: Ashes 2019 - ElwoodBlues1 - 07-26-2019
(07-26-2019, 12:14 PM)Professer E link Wrote:That's the biggest squad ever.
Might need them all...England have Ireland 8-36...Woakes and Broad doing the damage.....Looks like Joffra Archer will be fit for the 1st test and will play in a T20 game for Sussex.
Re: Ashes 2019 - Professer E - 07-26-2019
Woakes is that typically annoying bits and pieces pommy player who looks pedestrian much of the time, then puts in a performance like that. In the 90's our batters "broke" such blokes early and they became pie chuckers..... Can't see that happening this tour, he'll have his day out at some stage.
Re: Ashes 2019 - ElwoodBlues1 - 07-27-2019
(07-26-2019, 10:40 PM)Professer E link Wrote:Woakes is that typically annoying bits and pieces pommy player who looks pedestrian much of the time, then puts in a performance like that. In the 90's our batters "broke" such blokes early and they became pie chuckers..... Can't see that happening this tour, he'll have his day out at some stage.
Woakes was a spud but is a decent cricketer now, seems to be bowling quicker and also moving the ball both ways, is also handy with the bat and an excellent fielder.
I think he will take over from Anderson as their front line swing bowler and will have one or two days out this test series. Broad also seems back to his best, the Irish are rubbish
batters but I was more interested in how Broad was bowling the right length and getting movement both ways, no short or wide stuff either, everything at the stumps, he isnt quick anymore but his
height still makes him awkward.
The thing that really sticks out for me is the pommy fielding, they dont have many dud fielders and they catch everything so our blokes need to be tight in technique and not waving the bat or they wont get many second chances.
Re: Ashes 2019 - LP - 07-27-2019
(07-26-2019, 11:28 AM)laj link Wrote:Australia's Ashes squad: Tim Paine ©, Cameron Bancroft, Pat Cummins, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner.
FMD, no Carey!
Re: Ashes 2019 - laj - 07-27-2019
(07-27-2019, 07:51 AM)LP link Wrote:FMD, no Carey!
Can't fit them all in unfortunately. Carey's First Class average is just 29.
Re: Ashes 2019 - LP - 07-31-2019
While many of us old enough loved the era of watching Lillie and Thompson turn The Poms into a puddle of pitch jelly, and we were all probably mesmerised by Warne's magic acts, there is something strangely compelling about the Ashes series starting tonight.
It feels like I'll be watching a Sir David Attenborough "Survival of the Fittest on the Serengeti" type documentary with the dishevelled rising on their last legs for one final shot at a winner take all battle in enemy territory!
As a result, I suspect it could go one of two ways with nothing much in between, The Rumble in the Jungle(Ali v Foreman) or Once and For All(Tyson v Spinks)!
Re: Ashes 2019 - malo - 07-31-2019
I really hope they don't make the mistake of having a batting lineup dominated by lefties......unfortunately this is exactly what looks like happening with Langer virtually assuring Kawahja's spot. How he can do this is mind boggling.....Kawajah is just not the bloke you want to be batting 3 in an Ashes series....he just saps us of all momentum, or digs a bigger hole if we lose an early one.
Starc or Hazelwood to miss out hopefully.
Re: Ashes 2019 - flyboy77 - 08-01-2019
(07-31-2019, 10:49 PM)malo link Wrote:I really hope they don't make the mistake of having a batting lineup dominated by lefties......unfortunately this is exactly what looks like happening with Langer virtually assuring Kawahja's spot. How he can do this is mind boggling.....Kawajah is just not the bloke you want to be batting 3 in an Ashes series....he just saps us of all momentum, or digs a bigger hole if we lose an early one.
Starc or Hazelwood to miss out hopefully.
Really?
Warner
Bancroft
Khawaja
Smith
Head
Wade
Paine
3 of those 7 are right handed?