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Bigby Wolf
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Wood's Ashes.
Ashes-2023 England VS Australia 16 June-31 July
- Thread starter TharkiMan232
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Massive win but as I am for ever the moaning git this just papers over the gaping cracks in the England line-up...we will get the usual cliches and mantra "our way of doing things is proven by the win", but England are oh so lucky in my opinion and nearly managed to grasp defeat from the jaws of victory once again.
blockerdave
ICC Chairman
Agree 100%. We did everything we could to throw that away.
Same bowling attack, or Tongue for Robinson if he’s not fit.
Foakes in and YJB sent to Coventry. Batters To be told what is positive and what is stupid.
wasteyouryouth
Verified
Woakes in England averages more than Crawley and has the same number of 100s and 50s in only 6 more innings. #WoakesToOpen
Ed Smith
Gaffer
wasteyouryouth
Verified
I'm down for it
- Woakes
- Duckett
- Wood
Who says no?
blockerdave
ICC Chairman
A better than even chance of them outperforming Crawley, Duckett, Brook as a top 3
- Woakes
- Duckett
- Wood
Who says no?
wasteyouryouth
Verified
Maxi in the squad for Warwickshire county game. Pulled out of The Hundred. Could Australia be looking at Bazball and thinking "we'll have some of that."
beechcroft
Panel of Selectors
Yes, Bairstow has to go. His keeping hasn't been good, and he only made one decent score. Bring back Foakes.
Be very surprised if Jimmy isn't in contention as it's his home ground,however we can't afford to be sentimental at this stage
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Still think he won't get into this side
Bevab
Staff Member
Don’t really think so regarding his Hundred move, he seems to have been in wretched form and wants to start preparing for the World Cup I reckon. The county development is interesting though, Australia have only Inglis and Harris for batting backups if Green doesn’t recover and Harris isn’t good enough to be here in the first place.
Bevab
Staff Member
Get Tongue in for Robinson I say. The latter has looked listless. It would also help Wood if they had another pacer who could bowl somewhat quick and threaten the batters, they’ve genuinely struggled with picking up any sort of swing or seam unless they stand ahead of the crease and bowling some decent pace helps avoid that. Despite the short turnaround between the last two tests they should try and risk Wood after the game he has had.
We all know that it’s Jimmy coming in though because he isn’t going to be dropped at Old Trafford. Perhaps Broad gets a ’rest’ this time but you’d have to be a bold man to drop him in his current form despite the workload issues when a loss means waving goodbye to the Ashes.
wasteyouryouth
Verified
I'm thinking they bring him in for Murphy
pillowprocter
Panel of Selectors
Doesn't it spin at OT?
wasteyouryouth
Verified
It can do but the pitches and tactics being served up has sidelined spinners somewhat. Might be nothing to it but he was due to play Shield until he broke his leg with a view to him going to India.
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