Ashes Down Under 2013/14

[sir roger]

Bell doesn't strike me as a guy with any leadership qualities & for the talent he possesses, he was probably the biggest disappointment for me in the recent series.

 

The scary thing is that I can't think of hardly a single qualified player with a decent claim to the captaincy.

 

I don't like Broad, but he is definitely worth his place & doesn't look a complete milksop like Cook, so I would probably go for him & get a new coach in.

[lifetime fan]

Change coach, get Moody and let him decide on the captaincy at the end of the season.

 

We've a 2 test series against Sri Lanka we should still win at a canter and a money grabbing 5 test series against India when we could only fit in 3 against the Saffas.

 

Fuck the money men.

 

I'd happily write off this summer (results wise) to give Moody the opportunity to just evaluate who has a set and who can fuck off.

[Vincent Vega]

Cook and Root both out for 1 against now part-time bowler Brett Lee in a match against a presidents XI.

[Champ]

Cook and Root both out for 1 against now part-time bowler Brett Lee in a match against a presidents XI.

They must feel like they've been transported. Surely they've served their sentence now?

[Jairzinho]

Piers Morgan put up more of a fight than those two.

[Navman]

Root got 1 run off 14 balls

 

Mmmm

[Navman]

Not sure too much can be read into the match

 

RS Bopara    3-0-3-4

[Vincent Vega]

Finn sent home, apparently his bowling has completely gone to pot after trying to change his action to avoid the stumps after he kept hitting them with his knee during his run up. So that's Trott gone home ill, Swann retired mid-test series, Pietersen and Flower at logger heads and now what was our finest young bowling prospect sent home, this seems to be getting as bad as the Aussies were under Mickey Arthur's towards the end of his spell in charge. The team are also getting hammered like the Aussies were too.

[Rex Banner]

Why was he on tour at all? Did he even play?

Surely he didn't change his action mid tour.

It's all a bit of a mess really, I hope the one day game in Perth is competitive and high scoring. I'm going to that game and I want to catch a 6.

 

 

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[Navman]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/current/story/709971.html

 

8 new players in the T20 squad for the world cup

 

Interestingly Giles has decided to support KP

[Jairzinho]

Yes, that's an enormous surprise.

[Barrington Womble]

Finn sent home, apparently his bowling has completely gone to pot after trying to change his action to avoid the stumps after he kept hitting them with his knee during his run up. So that's Trott gone home ill, Swann retired mid-test series, Pietersen and Flower at logger heads and now what was our finest young bowling prospect sent home, this seems to be getting as bad as the Aussies were under Mickey Arthur's towards the end of his spell in charge. The team are also getting hammered like the Aussies were too.

I'm not sure you can say his bowling has gone to shut when he was already hitting the stumps all the time, it would seem he's just moved to a different type shit!

 

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[Guest LFD]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/current/story/709971.html

 

8 new players in the T20 squad for the world cup

 

Interestingly Giles has decided to support KP

 

Dernbach?  Thought we'd seen the last if him. Fuck sake!

[Ian Sea]

How bad must Finn be? I can't recall a player being sent home from a tour for being shit before!

[lifetime fan]

Root bang in form.

[Stickman]

Root got 1 run off 14 balls

 

Mmmm

At least Root is taking his test form into this game.

[Jose Jones]

Ravi to the rescue.

[A_S]

Buttler to 3 for next game, surely?? Root to 6 and he can then slide up and down depending on the game situation. Or perhaps stick Carberry back in to open and Bell at 3 would be ideal. England should be making the most of this series, as they are identical conditions to ones they will find in 12 months time for the biggest tournament in cricket.

[Jose Jones]

Buttler to 3 for next game, surely?? Root to 6 and he can then slide up and down depending on the game situation. Or perhaps stick Carberry back in to open and Bell at 3 would be ideal. England should be making the most of this series, as they are identical conditions to ones they will find in 12 months time for the biggest tournament in cricket.

 

Problem is Root and to a lesser extent Cook are both shot, so it doesn't really matter where they go.

A year ago Root was scoring freely wherever he played and looked really classy.  This tour has broken him (along with a few others).

I think England won't put Buttler or Morgan higher up as they are the insurance policy for when the top order get 100-4 off 30 overs.  They need someone fast scoring to come in and make up the slack to a moderately competitive total.

If you stick Buttler or Morgan or both higher, then Root is not going to come in at 6 and go at 8 an over.

 

Also can't believe there is no spinner in.

[Jairzinho]

Root is fucking shit.

[Stickman]

Fantastic catch by Jordan to get shut of wanker Warner....

[Stickman]

Root is fucking shit.

 

I'm not not Root either I just don't get it, is it that his face just seems to fit? Has he got compromising pics of Flower and Giles? has he got compromising pics of Flower and Giles together??

Beats me...

[Stickman]

Maybe Root should be in for his bowling.....?

[Stickman]

Don't say it too loudly but I think England could actually win a game here??

 

Ausssies 120-5 needing 301 to win

[Yozzer]

I'd have Root in as the specialist spinner.

 

I'd also have Rankin flying back to Ireland.