England Team Discussion

[NILAYSHAH60]

A pink ball for all 5 tests

2010/11 he bowled his best I believe. 2017/18 was his 2nd best tour. I feel he can repeat his best considering this is is last Ashes and he isn't done yet.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

2010/11 he bowled his best I believe. 2017/18 was his 2nd best tour. I feel he can repeat his best considering this is is last Ashes and he isn't done yet.

The lengths he bowl & the swing he can extract that from is the key.

If tracks in Australia are typicals drop in ones (which will likely be the case) with little or no swing after the new ball its game over.

But having said that Jimmy is still world class its just that skill set required to be successful in Australia is back of length and a you can extract bit of bounce with the help of surface itself then its icing on the cake.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

The lengths he bowl & the swing he can extract that from is the key.

If tracks in Australia are typicals drop in ones (which will likely be the case) with little or no swing after the new ball its game over.

But having said that Jimmy is still world class its just that skill set required to be successful in Australia is back of length and a you can extract bit of bounce with the help of surface itself then its icing on the cake.

Look at the lengths that he bowled in 2010/11, beautiful length!!!! Also, the D/N Test in Adelaide is going to be crucial for him. I feel Optus Stadium is going to suit him.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Look at the lengths that he bowled in 2010/11, beautiful length!!!! Also, the D/N Test in Adelaide is going to be crucial for him. I feel Optus Stadium is going to suit him.

Those were fuller lengths on Greenish wickets on first day as well both Adelaide,MCG or even SCG.

2013/14 tour were he really struggled.

Ideally you won't get such greenish track in Australia barring maybe the new Perth Stadium.

So its more of a new ball game against Jimmy even in India last time around it was similar.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Those were fuller lengths on Greenish wickets on first day as well both Adelaide,MCG or even SCG.

2013/14 tour were he really struggled.

Ideally you won't get such greenish track in Australia barring maybe the new Perth Stadium.

So its more of a new ball game against Jimmy even in India last time around it was similar.

Yes true. I just noticed it carefully and it looks a lot greener. 2013-18 ones look a lot drier.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Yes true. I just noticed it carefully and it looks a lot greener. 2013-18 ones look a lot drier.

Watch this mate a very good review video.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Moeen Ali to announce retirement from Test cricket

England allrounder uncomfortable with spending extended time away from home for winter's Ashes

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[beechcroft]

Moeen Ali to announce retirement from Test cricket

England allrounder uncomfortable with spending extended time away from home for winter's Ashes

www.espncricinfo.com

I would never have guessed this stat:

 

[wasteyouryouth]

I would never have guessed this stat:

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I'm always bit skeptical of 'fewer tests' stats because there can be differences between innings batted or bowled in. It is a surprising stat but I think he was always very much, at least at the start of his career, a batsman and then quickly became the frontline spinner.

 

[Aislabie]

Let's play the "pick an Ashes touring party" game!

Opening Batsmen
Rory Burns
Haseeb Hameed
Dom Sibley
Rob Yates

Top Order Batsmen
Dawid Malan
Joe Root
Zak Crawley
Will Rhodes

Middle-Order Batsmen
Ben Stokes
Ollie Pope
Dan Lawrence
Josh Bohannon
Sam Hain

Wicket-Keepers
Ben Foakes
Jonny Bairstow
Jos Buttler

Express Pace Bowlers
Jofra Archer
Mark Wood
Ollie Stone
Saqib Mahmood
Brydon Carse

Swing Bowlers
Jimmy Anderson
Chris Woakes
Sam Cook

Seam Bowlers
Stuart Broad
Ollie Robinson
Craig Overton

Spin Bowlers
Jack Leach
Matt Parkinson
Dom Bess

All-rounders who don't exactly fit into a role, but you kind of want them around anyway
Sam Curran
Luke Wood
Darren Stevens

- - -

Obviously there's no guarantee all of these guys will want to tour, but if they did you could get a decent series of England vs England Lions games for warm-ups:

	England	England Lions
1	Burns	Sibley
2	Hameed	Yates
3	Malan	Crawley
4	Root	Hain
5	Pope	Bohannon
6	Lawrence	Bairstow
7	Foakes	Buttler
8	Robinson	Woakes
9	Wood	Bess
10	Leach	Broad
11	Anderson	Mahmood
12th	Curran	Overton
-	-	-
R		Rhodes
R		Carse
R		Cook
R		Parkinson
R		Wood
R		Stevens

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Let's play the "pick an Ashes touring party" game!

Opening Batsmen
Rory Burns
Haseeb Hameed
Dom Sibley
Rob Yates

Top Order Batsmen
Dawid Malan
Joe Root
Zak Crawley
Will Rhodes

Middle-Order Batsmen
Ben Stokes
Ollie Pope
Dan Lawrence
Josh Bohannon
Sam Hain

Wicket-Keepers
Ben Foakes
Jonny Bairstow
Jos Buttler

Express Pace Bowlers
Jofra Archer
Mark Wood
Ollie Stone
Saqib Mahmood
Brydon Carse

Swing Bowlers
Jimmy Anderson
Chris Woakes
Sam Cook

Seam Bowlers
Stuart Broad
Ollie Robinson
Craig Overton

Spin Bowlers
Jack Leach
Matt Parkinson
Dom Bess

All-rounders who don't exactly fit into a role, but you kind of want them around anyway
Sam Curran
Luke Wood
Darren Stevens

- - -

Obviously there's no guarantee all of these guys will want to tour, but if they did you could get a decent series of England vs England Lions games for warm-ups:

	England	England Lions
1	Burns	Sibley
2	Hameed	Yates
3	Malan	Crawley
4	Root	Hain
5	Pope	Bohannon
6	Lawrence	Bairstow
7	Foakes	Buttler
8	Robinson	Woakes
9	Wood	Bess
10	Leach	Broad
11	Anderson	Mahmood
12th	Curran	Overton
-	-	-
R		Rhodes
R		Carse
R		Cook
R		Parkinson
R		Wood
R		Stevens

Don't see England dropping Buttler considering that England's management considers him as indispensable.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Don't see England dropping Buttler considering that England's management considers him as indispensable.

Don't ruin it for @Aislabie

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Don't ruin it for @Aislabie

Just stating facts.

 

[icyman]

Let's play the "pick an Ashes touring party" game!

Alex Hales?

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Alex Hales?

For Tests?