God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[ElwoodBlues1]

If the poms are serious Jimmy would be on the plane home and Broad not far behind.  Might be a happier camp too.  Other than maybe Hobart, remaining pitches are going to be dry and flat,  and if Stokes isn't going to bowl many overs then they need someone who can can bowl a lot. Wood for some shock value with the new ball might help as well.

I could pick three English quicks at least like I said before who would do better in Aus than Broad and Anderson....what is with the English being slow learners. Woakes is a good cricketer but no good bowling in Australia on flat roads, Butler is probably the 3rd best keeper and Leach spinning into the pads of the Aussie lefties on flat tracks was always going to end in tears.
Stokes should be captain......
Root and Silverwood are clueless selection wise, England have more batting and bowling coaches than players but technique wise you have Burns playing everyball around his pads and Hameed on the front foot with his hands low looking shocked when the ball bounces on him.
Malan looked more dangerous than Leach bowling his part time leggies and they have Parkinson and Crane sat back in England when clearly they are the type of leg spinner on bouncy wickets that would cause more problems here in Aus.
I'd only play Broad in Melbourne and leave Anderson out......ins Wood, Bess, Crawley, Lawrence outs Anderson, Woakes, Burns and Hameed. Cummins should come in for Neser who looked a bit military medium at times....