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England v Australia - THE ASHES

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hmm, bit of a weird english team that. bairstow should have kept his place, especially given his form.

woakes instead of willey? hmm. could go either way that one, i think willey has that confidence and big game grit to be a great member of the team.
 
toffeejack said:
hmm, bit of a weird english team that. bairstow should have kept his place, especially given his form.

woakes instead of willey? hmm. could go either way that one, i think willey has that confidence and big game grit to be a great member of the team.
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Willey has had a few back problems. His father mentioned a couple of days ago that he thought he should be used sparingly.
 

summerisle said:
Willey has had a few back problems. His father mentioned a couple of days ago that he thought he should be used sparingly.
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that was topley wasn't it?

i know he possibly has problems doing 10 overs, but he could easily only do 7, a few at the start and then 4 at the business end. he's a good death bowler. tehn again, so is woakes.

key wicket, good to see smith's luck run out.
 
top 3 getting starts and then out around the 50 mark - england just need to make sure a batsman gets in and goes on to 80+.

warner's conversion rate must be horrific. seems to make 50-80 so many times.
 
toffeejack said:
that was topley wasn't it?

i know he possibly has problems doing 10 overs, but he could easily only do 7, a few at the start and then 4 at the business end. he's a good death bowler. tehn again, so is woakes.

key wicket, good to see smith's luck run out.
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Yes, all these youngsters nowadays, I get confused :(
 

hmm, shouldn't have let them get that much really, but it's a great pitch it seems. we definitely have the batting to pluck it off, just need a good start and for someone to go on and make around a ton or more.

australia really have no middle order though, do they? always the top 3 doing the contributions, before a collapse and then a mini-revival from the wickie and bowlers.
 
i don't like how england have their set bowlers in place of who should bowl when and don't go on the day's performance. wood was having a bad day and yet he's the only seam to bowl the full 10 - going for 72. ali bowled 8 for 37, why not keep him on if he's doing that job well? stokes 6 over for just 38 could have bowled a couple more. finn had a much better economy than wood and only bowled 7.
 

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