Carlton Supporters Club

can't see us winning.

Not much quality in the batting, Smith aside...

can't see us winning.

Not much quality in the batting, Smith aside...

We need to pick the best side though EB, Langer hasn't proven to me that he can pick the blokes that should be playing.  We have a history (in the last couple of series) of not picking the right blokes in England.  I really pity the selectors this time though.    For example, Langer loooooves Bancroft and Mitch Marsh.   But are they the best options for us?  Dunno about that. Marsh has burned us before ("but he can bowl"  pfft, so can my aunt) and Bancroft was a marginal player prior to his suspension.

I mean, Pattinson is bowling up a storm and Starc is bowling rope.  Who'd you go for?  Siddle isn't fashionable but he won't spray it around.  Starc might be a match winner....or take 0/97 off 15.

Warner will get a Guernsey...because he's Warner but his test record over there is average.

I think a proper, balanced side always has a specialist spinner...a green day one pitch (which might dry quickly BTW) might push them towards pace, yet the GOAT is the best performed Oz bowler of recent times.  Or do you pick Labusgne, who is batting solidly, a gun fielder and useful bowler?

And if Khawaja isn't fit I wouldn't be hanging out to pick him.  Needs to play cricket before being selected IMO  I remember his crap recent test form based on playing straight from rehab with no build up work. 

I wouldn't want to to be a selector but Id be going for solidity, not going all out to ace the first rubber  Its a series after all.

Warner actually averaged 46 there last series.

The current game is tough to use for selection. Pommy curator gave us a raging green seamer for the practice game making it impossible for batsmen. Sure that was done on purpose.

According to David Hussey, the pitches will all be very bowler friendly as the Poms believe that preventing our batsmen from getting away gives them their best chance.

We need to pick the best side though EB, Langer hasn't proven to me that he can pick the blokes that should be playing.  We have a history (in the last couple of series) of not picking the right blokes in England.  I really pity the selectors this time though.    For example, Langer loooooves Bancroft and Mitch Marsh.   But are they the best options for us?  Dunno about that. Marsh has burned us before ("but he can bowl"  pfft, so can my aunt) and Bancroft was a marginal player prior to his suspension.

I mean, Pattinson is bowling up a storm and Starc is bowling rope.  Who'd you go for?  Siddle isn't fashionable but he won't spray it around.  Starc might be a match winner....or take 0/97 off 15.

Warner will get a Guernsey...because he's Warner but his test record over there is average.

I think a proper, balanced side always has a specialist spinner...a green day one pitch (which might dry quickly BTW) might push them towards pace, yet the GOAT is the best performed Oz bowler of recent times.  Or do you pick Labusgne, who is batting solidly, a gun fielder and useful bowler?

And if Khawaja isn't fit I wouldn't be hanging out to pick him.  Needs to play cricket before being selected IMO  I remember his crap recent test form based on playing straight from rehab with no build up work. 

I wouldn't want to to be a selector but Id be going for solidity, not going all out to ace the first rubber  Its a series after all.

In 8 tests he averages 37 with a high score of 85.

They seem to get him going hard at the ball and caught in gully a lot, which is not surprising on their decks