4th Test: England v Australia at Leeds

[aussie1st]

Unless someone twitters we won't know until the toss. Hasn't been any media reports so far.

 

[nikhil_99]

Flintoff struggled in net sessions,he is the key player for England,Aus is really struggling like Ashes 05,they need to win this match,they would be desperate....

 

[Raj_Aryan]

Ponting and Hussey haven't really played to their potential,all eyes on them,its high time the captain plays a good inngs,now or never....

 

[nikhil_99]

Ponting and Hussey haven't really played to their potential,all eyes on them,its high time the captain plays a good inngs,now or never....

Normally evert time in Ashes there are lot of commetns from Aus side,havent heard many this time around...Anyway,but yes,Hussey needs one good inngs,and then he is really difficult to stop when he is in form..

 

[Skater]

Looks like we are going in like this:

1. Strauss
2. Cook
3. Bopara
4. Bell
5. Collingwood
6. Trott
7. Prior
8. Swann
9. Anderson
10. Sidebottom
11. Onions

 

[evertonfan]

I really wish we'd pick Harmison instead of Broad.

 

[aussie1st]

So you guys finally have seen the light in regards to Harmision? And Ponting's comments before the series are now actually spot on.

 

[pcfan123]

Looks like we are going in like this:

1. Strauss
2. Cook
3. Bopara
4. Bell
5. Collingwood
6. Trott
7. Prior
8. Swann
9. Anderson
10. Sidebottom
11. Onions

Drastic changes for what has been a winning team so far.
If Freddie is fit, no reason he should not play. We need to seal the deal

 

[karnog]

Can't help but feel this series has been robbed through injuries and poor selection issues. If we win a game then its without KP or Flintoff potentially. England win then its without Lee or Jacques or even Clark. Shrugs.

My view is to go with 3 quicks and a work horse. Clark bowls long spells, Hilfy is the swinger and Johnson can be the attacking bowler. As much as Hauritz has done i think we need another quick in because apparently the pitch is suited towards pace and NOT spin. Although i've heard things have changed. Its a swinging pitch traditionally that got Pattison a debut. And they're looking at Sidebottom. The beauty about it is that the only danger man is Strauss. So its not like the English will capitalise with Colly, Bell, Bopara and a debutant in the middle order. Prior is the flashy sort that can get away but i suppose clark can hold him down.

My team (if it indicates a swinging/pace helpful pitch)
Watson
Katich
Ponting
Clarke
North
Hussey
Haddin/Manou
Johnson
Siddle/Lee
Clark
Hilfenhaus
Swap Siddle/Lee with Hauritz if there seems to be turn

 

[Howsie]

Does it look like Clark will get picked or not? I have to go out for the evening and will not be back before the match starts. Need to know for my fantasy lol.

Clark's playing. So is Andrew McDonald and Phill Hughes, pick them all

 

[IloveGilly]

Hate The Daily Telegraph. They manage to fill whole pages of all the unpopular sports but manage to barely get 1 and a half pages of Cricket. Seems like Clark will play in place of Hauritz and Lee will miss out.

Wouldn't expect Flintoff too play as well.

 

[aussie1st]

SMH seems to have good cricket coverage going by their site.

If we had faith in Watson's bowling you could play Lee as the 4th seamer: Lee, Johnson, Clark, Hilfenhaus but we are depending on two injury prone players.

 

[pcfan123]

is haddin going to play?

 

[aussie1st]

Stay online for another 3 hours and you will find out
Cricinfo has Clark and Haddin in their preview, thats the best you will get. You won't get any inside gossip this late into the piece.

 

[pcfan123]

Stay online for another 3 hours and you will find out
Cricinfo has Clark and Haddin in their preview, thats the best you will get. You won't get any inside gossip this late into the piece.

its 2 am here, I just want to pick my team and go to sleep lol. Will wake up in time for the last session though!