The Ashes (Australia tour of England)

[wasteyouryouth]

Has Broad asked for a nightwatchman or is he just that shite that Jack Leach gets ahead of him now?

 

[Aislabie]

That's pretty much the line up George Dobell was advocating on Cricinfo last night. Crawley instead of Denly. Crawley's record isn't exactly dazzling but can't argue with taking a punt on him instead of Denly.

Question now: what do you think the actual line up will be for the first test in New Zealand?

• Burns
• Sibley
• Root
• Pope
• Stokes
• Bairstow
• Buttler

 

[Dutch]

I like Leach! Blokes got balls!

 

[zimrahil]

• Burns
• Sibley
• Root
• Pope
• Stokes
• Bairstow
• Buttler

Bairstow and Buttler had enough chances for me, time to give someone else a go

 

[Aislabie]

Bairstow and Buttler had enough chances for me, time to give someone else a go

Literally everyone thinks that. I was answering the question of what I expect the actual team to be - my preferred team was about two posts higher up the thread.

 

[Dutch]

Just imagine the utterly impossible and England see out the overs! Aussies would be scarred for life surely!

But yeah it wont happen![DOUBLEPOST=1567959803][/DOUBLEPOST]New ball time.....Houston I dont like clichés .....but.....

 

[Croadyman]

Needed the light to be much worse than it has been today[DOUBLEPOST=1567959968][/DOUBLEPOST]Start claiming we can't see the ball properly is the only way to go now

 

[Dutch]

The frustrating thing though is that there are a lot of ifs for England throughout this series. I think the Aussies deserve to win and they have had much more consistent quality both with bat and ball but England have had their chances.....[DOUBLEPOST=1567960091][/DOUBLEPOST]Masses of respect to Overton and Leach! I would be utterly soiling myself!

 

[wasteyouryouth]

It's a tingle now.

I'm beginning to get that tingle.

 

[Croadyman]

The frustrating thing though is that there are a lot of ifs for England throughout this series. I think the Aussies deserve to win and they have had much more consistent quality both with bat and ball but England have had their chances.....[DOUBLEPOST=1567960091][/DOUBLEPOST]Masses of respect to Overton and Leach! I would be utterly soiling myself!

Yeah like what if we had another bowler to call on with them in trouble at 122-8 at Edgbaston with Broad & Woakes knackered

What if Leachy hadn't put his foot over the line in that first innings and Roy hadn't dropped Paine either

 

[Deleted member 193590]

I'm beginning to get that tingle.

Yes it's an heroic effort,when stokes went for 1 I thought it would be all over in half an hour.

 

[Dutch]

Both Leach and Overton have now gone past Roy and Buttler series batting average and are closing in on Bairstow and co....

 

[Dutch]

For what it is worth the aussie bowlers ate having to put in a lot of work before the next test starts in a few days......

 

[Deleted member 193590]

Terrible weather forecast for tomorrow,why can't it come now
I'm actually more worried at the moment about Lyon bowling than I am about the quicks.

 

[Croadyman]

Never have I wanted the light to be so poor at a test match as right now,even resorting to divine inspiration for help.