On Hold The Ashes

@Yash. Well, that went well.

@The Deadman you rated Tim Paine too good. Not fair!

He is actually rated worse than Head, Burns & Wade yet has outperformed them (The only way it could have been fixed is by resetting the stats as soon as he got his 1st Hundred but that would be wrong)
 
Its ok. We did really good still. Just 11 runs. Just 11.
 
I am still surprised that Woakes & Curran didn't even play a single game @Yash. @Master Bates
 
That was a top class show by the bowlers to hand us the win . The English team gave us tough competition throughout the series and here too , with just few runs shy ...

Our 4 bowlers have been the stars in this tourney . They toiled very hard I must say , even bowling long overs ....... :clap
 
England available!
 
You can now post your teams squad :)

@Aggz @Naman7

Squad Criteria: 15 players with atleast 02 keepers

Squad Rating: Career Average + Current Form
 
England Squad

:bat: Haseeb Hameed
:bat: Rory Burns

:bat: Dawid Malan
:bat: James Vince
:bat: Joe Root :c:

:wkb: Ollie Pope

:wk: Jonny Bairstow
:wk: Jos Buttler

:ar: Ben Stokes

:ar: Chris Woakes

:bwl: James Anderson
:bwl: Jofra Archer
:bwl: Ollie Robinson
:bwl: Stuart Broad

:bwl: Jack Leach

Quite happy with the squad, which I picked after assessing each player's recent form, record against and in Australia and impact.

Haseeb Hameed, owing to a better county season and series against India, gets the nod ahead of Crawley and Sibley for that second opening position. He also has some valuable experience down under with the national youth team so that will come in handy.

Dawid Malan was a no-brainer for me as he was the top run getter for England in their last Ashes series in Australia. Picking James Vince is definitely a gamble as he hasn't played for the Test side in three years, but then again he was one of the best English batsmen when England last toured Australia.

I was a little hesitant to pick Jofra Archer as he hasn't played a lot of cricket of late, but then he's one of the best modern-day bowlers when fit and boasts an average of 20 against the Aussies.

Moeen Ali would’ve been an automatic selection had he not retired as he would’ve provided me with another spin option in the side but I still think I've covered all the bases with this squad.
 
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David Warner
Usman Khawaja
Joe Burns

Marnus Labuschagne
Steven Smith :c:
Travis Head

Cameron Green
Mitchell Marsh

Tim Paine
Matthew Wade

Pat Cummins
Jhye Richardson
Mitchell Starc
Nathan Lyon
Josh Hazlewood
 
Lineup Please: 1st Test: Australia vs England at Gabba, Brisbane (Normal)

@Aggz / @Naman7
 

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