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Yep....They are just throwing darts at this stage and hoping something hits the target. Exactly! I remember those tours of England where Australia would be going well, England would call up random bums from county cricket and use 20+ players in the series, desperately looking for anything...

^So you can throw a rock, but you don't want to let anyone else return one! You're right though, it's not for this thread. I'm right with Stinky on the Herath call, I think he's been consistently excellent of late. The other thing with Swann is that he's got a better pace attack at the...

^Yep, more random selections...Faulkner selected for his 'toughness' apparently. It's the same thing that's been said about Matthew Wade. Dave Warner was going to 'bring some fight' to the Aussie team too. Glenn Maxwell was 'competitive' as well. I'll see if I can dig out the official quotes...

Some more good names disappearing...was hoping Tubby Taylor might fly under the radar. His 1989 series was fantastic. Even if most of his other series weren't nearly as successful, he still goes down as an important part of Ashes history in my book. He's a bit little Alastair Cook in that way...

Awww, I had a fantastic rebuttal to those points War, but it got wiped from Friday's server meltdown... Anyway... Wanted to post some research I did about the Aussie top 7. Australia has played 14 Tests since the summer of 2012/13 began. There have been 11 different top 7 batting orders -...

That's a very steady opening combination Fenil :p Some might say sleep inducing :D Would be tough to get out though, Lawry's done some great work vs England. Only 1 bowler picked this round...a run on batsmen.

I believe our previous 5th Test thread went into the blackhole created by the PlanetCricket time travel machine... So post what you said yesterday again today :D I just want to note that after following the tour match against the English Lions, Australia aren't looking healthy: For starters...

OK so we've had a server wipe :( Anything in the last day or 2 hasn't been saved. But I can update everyone, all is not lost! Samuels picked John Edrich & Johnny Briggs Sulaiman picked Bob Cowper and tried to pick John Edrich again :lol So we need one more player from him. After we get that...

^Yay, Ray Lindwall got picked! Been waiting for him to go all round to be honest. At least that makes my choice easier. I was tossing up which all-rounder to pick out of Monty Noble and Wilfred Rhodes. Now I'll just take both! Both Noble and Rhodes have imposing Ashes records. They...

I say no. Rogers' domestic form (in Australia at least) had never been lights out. Rogers got picked to debut in 2007/08 vs India. I went and looked it up...:rolleyes He are Rogers' first class averages for each Aus. summer: 2008/09: 19 innings, 1195 runs @ 74.68, 5x100s 2009/10: 15 innings...

^Yep, Slat's played a couple of gems. I couldn't remember where when that 17 run over was, but vs Gough - it's coming back now (looked it up eventually. It was 18 runs -Goughie had a couple of no balls...4 boundaries) Shame he never got going in ODIs, cricket lovers deserved to see more of...

^Yeah I dunno if I'm ready to annoint Rogers yet either. If Swann doesn't dive across in front of Cook when Rogers is close to 50, his innings is done. He was VERY lucky in my opinion to be there by that point anyway, countless plays and misses, inside edges past the stumps, very close to...

Hmm, catching up on the cricket news...business as usual for Australia: Cummins and Watson are now injured, Pattinson's already gone home. Now it's just waiting for the inevitable Shaun Marsh hamstring tear...

Sorry I haven't kept the whip cracking over the weekend, was away for much longer than anticipated. Some more good names disappearing :thumbs Arthur Morris in particular, what a great player. Is this a typo? 3 top notch tweakers? Holy spinners batman. :D With Laker gone too, that's quite a...

We'll take the toss if you guys don't want it :p Bloody hell, Australia has had a poor toss record in the Ashes of late. 1 toss win at Manchester 2013 1 toss win at Adelaide 2010/11 (and 1 at Sydney when Ashes were already gone) 1 toss win at Birmingham 2009 that's all for Australia in the...

Was going to do something clever, but that can be next round :) For now, I'll just pick the guy who has been criminally overlooked thus far - he needs a mention! Jim Laker Ashes stats: Tests: 15 Wickets: 79 Average: 18.27 Best Bowling: 10/53 at Manchester, 1956 Best Series: 1956...

This was my first reaction too, Bird must come in for one of those guys. But unless Aussies play 4 quicks, I think I'd prefer Starc to get another run. Give the lad a decent crack at a spot, not a random Test here or there. Be a little harsh on the lad to get dropped again after Aussies were...

Good on ya Monty, gave me a good laugh for the day :D

^Yes I think that's the first rule, deny, deny, deny! It worked for Lance Armstrong for a while :( Interesting on KPs point about how spotting the inside edge saved him in the first innings. If we can find a batsman that has tape on the outside, but not on the inside edge, then we've got a...

^In the new era (ie. after Lara, Ponting, Tendulkar), the only guy I'd rate above Clarke is Sangakkara. If it's stats you use, all others are at least similar in stats eg. Clarke and Amla similar average, he's better than KP, Smith or Cook. Hussey and De Villiers too. I can't find anyone in...