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The Sports Desk / Re: Ashes 2019
Glad it’s just a bit of fun this test.
Not important and the players are taking it easy
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The Sports Desk / Re: Ashes 2019
Quote from: LP on
It's pretty obvious a change in player attitude, some of the Poms have thrown caution to the wind while others look disinterested. Half our team were asleep in the field, it's just a show!

The bowlers will be hoping our batsmen makes 750 so they never have to take the field again!

It's a dead rubber, we should have used it for training or experience to build list depth!

You still reckon it’s a dead rubber and some players look disinterested?

Dumbest decision in years to bowl first.

Talk about giving a sucker an even break
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The Sports Desk / Re: Ashes 2019
Quote from: LP on
We've won The Ashes, primarily that's all that matters, we can try to win the series as a bonus but it doesn't change The Ashes result.

Winning this test might be like winning a ODI series with a clean sweep, nice but not necessary! As I said earlier I would have used this test to give a bowler like Behrendorff or Lloyd Pope a taste of the big stage to see if they can step up. Especially, given the fragility and age of many of our current bowlers, getting experience into some youth or backup players is invaluable! Why the feck not give Carey a run, it's not like he doesn't deserve it? (I best recommend that to our coach! ;D )

Secondly, you have the opportunity to put Root to the sword if he finishes the series leading a team beaten by the backups!

By the way, I hope Warner takes a leaf out of Buttler's book, and hammers his way into some form rather than blocking his way to oblivion!

I couldn't imagine anyone would be content retaining the ashes.
Winning the series has been mentioned plenty of times by Paine, Langer and many others.
Why go to all the effort to draw the series?
I don't think Steve Waugh would be in the dressing room saying well done boys, you can kick back now, we've retained the ashes
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The Sports Desk / Re: Ashes 2019
Quote from: LP on
Firstly, I think adjusted point 3 is correct.

Secondly, the Siddle selection assertion might be correct, it's a nothing game really and most of the Aussie squad would be flat from hangovers. So a farewell to The Ashes, given Siddle won't get a run in the Australian leg, probably!

What would constitute a "something" game?

One where we want to win it to ensure we win the series?
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The Sports Desk / Re: Ashes 2019
Two things.

1 - Why bowl first? Makes no sense at all.

2 - Why play Siddle? If M Marsh is in the side, you can play Pattinson.

Bizarre goings on over in London
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The Sports Desk / Re: Ashes 2019
Quote from: flyboy77 on
Bancroft had every right to be picked, do your homework JH:

17, 93*   Hick XII   v Haddin XII   Southampton   23 Jul 2019   Other
8, 28   Durham   v Worcs   Chester-le-Street   13 Jul 2019   FC
36, 109   Durham   v Leics   Leicester   7 Jul 2019   FC
77, 92*   Durham   v Lancashire   Sedbergh   30 Jun 2019   FC
158, 5   Durham   v Sussex   Hove   24 Jun 2019   FC

What he does in county cricket doesn’t necessarily prove he can bat.
Stats only tell part of the story
His technique is ordinary at best
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The Sports Desk / Re: Ashes 2019
Quote from: DJC on
It’s interesting that we seem to be picking bowlers on form and pitch but remain reluctant to change the batsmen ????

Reluctant?
They have dropped 2 x top order batsmen already?
Agree, they need more options but you can only have so many on tour.

Why Bancroft and M Marsh were originally selected to tour is more the issue
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The Sports Desk / Re: Ashes 2019
Quote from: laj on
I think Starc is more like Mitch Johnson in that he needs to come in first change so he can better control the ball.

I think he needs to play shield cricket for a season and
1 - demonstrate that he understands what the expectation is and
2 - that he can actually deliver

Bowling 3 balls an over, at best, in good areas is not test standard bowling
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The Sports Desk / Re: Ashes 2019
Quote from: flyboy77 on
Did Archer manage to bowl one over 140 this Test yet?

Archer stunk.
Looks sore.
I doubt he plays the 5th test, but hopefully he does, as he will struggle.

Starc bowled the same garbage last night that kept him out of the first three tests.

If he doesn't improve this test, he won't play again for some time.

The selectors have finally worked out he is just as much of a liability as he is a weapon.

Why he opened, I will never know.