: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:18 am  

OrdsallRed wrote:

I cannot for the life of me see England going into the first test with 2 front line spinners...same team as against the Windies with Flintoff for Bresnan would be my choice.

Same here although dependant on Harmisons bowling in the 2nd innings i can see him staking a claim to start ahead of Onions.

That would be harsh on Onions but Harmison when on the form of Yesterday is still our best bowler alongside Freddie and can win you matches. He is useless away from home and I doubt i'd pick him for any other away tour but this is a home Ashes series and i'd be tempted to rattle a few Aussie nerves by throwing him in.

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:34 am  

OrdsallRed wrote:

Dominic Cork for instance??

Ha.

Agree on your team selection as well, by the way.

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:53 am  

Good morning for England, Warw 80-7 Anderson with a fivefor.

Eng Lions are 50-0

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:22 pm  

If England don't get at least 100 runs off Nathan Hauritz everytime he bowls we're sh*t!!!

Watched him bowl 2 overs before lunch and he looks about as dangerous as KP when he decides to waz a couple down!

A career average of 46 with the ball in all first class games makes me baffled us to how the hell he can get a game for them!

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:05 pm  

are there any england players left in the side from the 5-nil ashes tour

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:19 pm  

Eng Lions 155-0 - Mitchell has gone for 66 off 12 overs

Warw 102 ao. Eng 32-0

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:21 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

Eng Lions 155-0 - Mitchell has gone for 66 off 12 overs

Keeping his powder dry, a la Warne against Hick all those years ago? Sure he's not as much of an unknown as Fat Shane was back then, but I'd be surprised if he's been giving it the whole 9 yards.

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:06 pm  

Let's hope Brett Lee gets these late inswinging yorkers out of the way before the real stuff starts. Ian Bell didn't have a clue on his first-ball dismissal.

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:41 pm  

Matt23 wrote:

Let's hope Brett Lee gets these late inswinging yorkers out of the way before the real stuff starts. Ian Bell didn't have a clue on his first-ball dismissal.

He's past it though according to oggy

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:11 pm  

Personally I think England will win in Cardiff but only if we play both Swann and Rashid. If they decide to do so, Australia's decision to play a spinner, Hauritz, will be a huge risk as his form against Sussex and The Lions has been poor.