Ashes 2019

[JonHenry]

Thread started.

Pom's under the pump from Ireland.  ;D

Aussie bats struggling in warm up game.  :-[

M Marsh making a claim for a spot in the first test along with Siddle.  :o

[JonHenry]

Predictions:

Result - Australia 3-2

Leading Run Scorer for the series - Smith 530

Leading Wicket Taker for the series - Cummins - 36 Wickets

Man of the Series - Cummins

[flyboy77]

can't see us winning.

Not much quality in the batting, Smith aside...

[ElwoodBlues1]

can't see us winning.

Not much quality in the batting, Smith aside...

Poms getting flogged by Ireland in the practice test....

Wood out for series, Archer will probably miss a test or two and Anderson battling to be fit for the first test....
Their openers are also undecided, they will probably give Jason Roy his first test and we all know he can play limited overs very well but test cricket
is different and their other probable opener is Rory Burns who averages 25. Will bat deep with Butler, Ali, Woakes but will
probably have to play a new quick in Lewis Gregory or Ollie Stone...the latter is very swift but erratic and Gregory is more your county reliable swing/seamer type who can bat a bit.

Aussies to win the first test IMO but England will probably regroup when they get a few injured players back....
Warner man of match in the first test....

[Professer E]

We need to pick the best side though EB, Langer hasn't proven to me that he can pick the blokes that should be playing.  We have a history (in the last couple of series) of not picking the right blokes in England.  I really pity the selectors this time though.    For example, Langer loooooves Bancroft and Mitch Marsh.  But are they the best options for us?  Dunno about that. Marsh has burned us before ("but he can bowl"  pfft, so can my aunt) and Bancroft was a marginal player prior to his suspension.

I mean, Pattinson is bowling up a storm and Starc is bowling rope.  Who'd you go for?  Siddle isn't fashionable but he won't spray it around.  Starc might be a match winner....or take 0/97 off 15.

Warner will get a Guernsey...because he's Warner but his test record over there is average.

I think a proper, balanced side always has a specialist spinner...a green day one pitch (which might dry quickly BTW) might push them towards pace, yet the GOAT is the best performed Oz bowler of recent times.  Or do you pick Labusgne, who is batting solidly, a gun fielder and useful bowler?

And if Khawaja isn't fit I wouldn't be hanging out to pick him.  Needs to play cricket before being selected IMO  I remember his sh!t recent test form based on playing straight from rehab with no build up work. 

I wouldn't want to to be a selector but Id be going for solidity, not going all out to ace the first rubber  Its a series after all.

[JonHenry]

can't see us winning.

Not much quality in the batting, Smith aside...

Flyboy, their batting is woeful.
Sure they can score quickly, but that means favourable wickets for our batters, who bat much better in test conditions than theirs.

We need to pick a side to win the Ashes, not pick favourites.

Pattinson in for Starc at times.
Maybe Siddle too.
Hazlewoods form has been scratchy for 12 months.

[LP]

Deadset stunner of a decision not to include this kid Carey!

[laj]

We need to pick the best side though EB, Langer hasn't proven to me that he can pick the blokes that should be playing.  We have a history (in the last couple of series) of not picking the right blokes in England.  I really pity the selectors this time though.    For example, Langer loooooves Bancroft and Mitch Marsh.  But are they the best options for us?  Dunno about that. Marsh has burned us before ("but he can bowl"  pfft, so can my aunt) and Bancroft was a marginal player prior to his suspension.

I mean, Pattinson is bowling up a storm and Starc is bowling rope.  Who'd you go for?  Siddle isn't fashionable but he won't spray it around.  Starc might be a match winner....or take 0/97 off 15.

Warner will get a Guernsey...because he's Warner but his test record over there is average.

I think a proper, balanced side always has a specialist spinner...a green day one pitch (which might dry quickly BTW) might push them towards pace, yet the GOAT is the best performed Oz bowler of recent times.  Or do you pick Labusgne, who is batting solidly, a gun fielder and useful bowler?

And if Khawaja isn't fit I wouldn't be hanging out to pick him.  Needs to play cricket before being selected IMO  I remember his crap recent test form based on playing straight from rehab with no build up work. 

I wouldn't want to to be a selector but Id be going for solidity, not going all out to ace the first rubber  Its a series after all.

Warner actually averaged 46 there last series.

The current game is tough to use for selection. Pommy curator gave us a raging green seamer for the practice game making it impossible for batsmen. Sure that was done on purpose.

[JonHenry]

Warner actually averaged 46 there last series.

The current game is tough to use for selection. Pommy curator gave us a raging green seamer for the practice game making it impossible for batsmen. Sure that was done on purpose.

In 8 tests he averages 37 with a high score of 85.

They seem to get him going hard at the ball and caught in gully a lot, which is not surprising on their decks

[DJC]

According to David Hussey, the pitches will all be very bowler friendly as the Poms believe that preventing our batsmen from getting away gives them their best chance.

If so, I would expect wickets to tumble and tests to finish within 4 days - unless we pick batsmen with good defensive technique against swing and seam.