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The ashes 2023

By winteriscoming, in General Football and Sport

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Bert

Bert

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2 hours ago, Voll Blau said:

Interested to hear Stokes say on TMS that Ali approached McCullum last night and volunteered to bat at 3. If Root's going to stubbornly refuse go up a place then you might as well keep him there. Stokes is better at managing the tail and he'd be the only other option really.

I said last night to the lads I went with that I wouldn’t be surprised to see Ali go in there. Prime Ali could bat anywhere I think. 

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Voll Blau

Voll Blau

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1 minute ago, Bert said:

I said last night to the lads I went with that I wouldn’t be surprised to see Ali go in there. Prime Ali could bat anywhere I think. 

On current form he's not up to it, but there's no point having him trying to hold the lower order together at 7 or 8. May as well see if he can do some damage higher up.

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fuchsntf

fuchsntf

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19 hours ago, leicsmac said:

I'd certainly drop Robinson, but I was wondering if Tongue would be a better option as a replacement. But not, Jimmy on home turf.

This series of Tests could be Jimmy´s swan song.

He himself has,been self critical, but the games he has played,he’s still economical,and not been thwacked around the ground..

Tongue IMO must play, Woakes & Broad are wicket takers. So some hard descisions to be made on the Bowling alone, plus I would welcome Ahmed getting his first Ashes cap, on an helpfull Old Traddord pitch Moen hasn’t let England down,but hasn’t really shon with the bat., but he got a Jaffa in his last innings,probably the best ball through the 3 Tests.

 

I would take Bairstow out of the firing line. when you have a chance to improve things,at no big a risk. IMO Foakes is as solid in his batting as Bairstow,and Bairstow I believe lost some confidence that effected his alround game…

No buddy acts, selectors duty is to play the better Wkt keeper. I would of kept Bairstow has a batter,but compared to any others he hasn’t warranted it,and openers have had 3 decent Tests. Both attacking batsman where in large Bazbal is working in both their favour..

 

My selection would come from these 12 players..

If Stokes only takes a few intense cameo overs,then I would have him batting at 3.

 

Crawley

Duckett

Stokes

Root

Brook

Foakes

Woakes

Ahmed

Wood

Broad/Anderson

Tongue

 

Guest Lako42

Guest Lako42

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19 hours ago, Voll Blau said:

Quick heads up for anyone doing Old Trafford, there are rail strikes scheduled so you might want to make a contingency plan.

FFS!!

 

Training it from Lugga 

Guest Lako42

Guest Lako42

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So Foakes has upset someone that considers themselves more important than England winning the Ashes. 

 

It' the only explanation for this madness

ealingfox

ealingfox

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8 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Some of these look identical lol

 

Especially the two 'leaves' that nick the bat. 

 

 

One on 49 and a good few on 0 as well, brilliant lol

 

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oxford blue

oxford blue

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2 hours ago, Leicester_Loyal said:

Imagine when Bairstow costs us the series. 

Given his mistakes in first two tests, he may already have done that?

I presume while Stokes is captain Bairstow will play. (Isn't Foakes is a far better keeper and is likely to score as many, or probably more runs.?)

trabuch

trabuch

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I've had it up to here with stubborn team selections. (plus I don't think it's fair on Bairstow. His confidence looks shot to pieces - very happy to be proved wrong yet again)

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Guest Lako42

Guest Lako42

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Stokes isn't helping his mate here no matter what they think. 

 

If he ****s it up again then they will come for him on another level seeing as it will actually cost the series this time 

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