I would be interested to know who you think will come on top in these key ashes head to heads:
1. Trescothick vs McGrath
2. Strauss vs Lee
3. Pietersen vs Warne
4. Harmison vs Ponting
5. Flintoff vs Gilchrist
Also if you could pick the best XI from the two teams what would it be?
England
Trescothick
Strauss
Vaughan
Bell
Pietersen
Flintoff
G.Jones
Giles
S.Jones
Hoggard
Harmison
Australia
Langer
Hayden
Ponting
Martyn
Clarke
Katich
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
Gillespie?
McGrath
Finally why isn't Mike Hussey in the Australia team??? England have gone with the form player in Pieterson over Thorpe. I thought Australia were supposed to be ruthless in team selection and always play the form players, Hussey is their form batsmen and to me looks more a complete player than either Clarke or Katich. England have taken the risk that Australia seem not to have been brave enough to take. Lets wait and see who regrets their decision!
I reckon my XI would be:
Trescothick
Strauss
Ponting
Martyn
Pietersen
Flintoff
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
Harmison
McGrath
1. Trescothick vs McGrath
2. Strauss vs Lee
3. Pietersen vs Warne
4. Harmison vs Ponting
5. Flintoff vs Gilchrist
Also if you could pick the best XI from the two teams what would it be?
England
Trescothick
Strauss
Vaughan
Bell
Pietersen
Flintoff
G.Jones
Giles
S.Jones
Hoggard
Harmison
Australia
Langer
Hayden
Ponting
Martyn
Clarke
Katich
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
Gillespie?
McGrath
Finally why isn't Mike Hussey in the Australia team??? England have gone with the form player in Pieterson over Thorpe. I thought Australia were supposed to be ruthless in team selection and always play the form players, Hussey is their form batsmen and to me looks more a complete player than either Clarke or Katich. England have taken the risk that Australia seem not to have been brave enough to take. Lets wait and see who regrets their decision!
I reckon my XI would be:
Trescothick
Strauss
Ponting
Martyn
Pietersen
Flintoff
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
Harmison
McGrath