***The Official Cricket Lovers Thread***

your move now

murali, way to bring up controversy... fortunately I don't think there's many Sri Lankans on here

runchaser

Don't get carried away Aussies yes our batsmen have had a shocker in these 2 tests but our bowling has been quality and your not gonna play us in those conditions , and your own teams faults are still very much there.

theserialthrilla

only plus out of the tour so far is the bowling....monty back with a 6 for..drop morgan..

pjfan31

runchaser wrote:

your own teams faults are still very much there.

Hey, Mitchell Johnson will probably never play for Australia again..

your move now

let's see where we all are in 15 months time, the Aussies are on the way up, except maybe Shawn Marsh who is on his way out

pjfan31

So what would you do then?

Prior at 6
Broad 7
Swan 8
Anderson 9
Tremlett 10
Monty 11


You'd want to make sure the top order fired up... even though 7 and 8 are more than capable and Jimmy can handle the willow...

theserialthrilla

pjfan31 wrote:

So what would you do then?

Prior at 6
Broad 7
Swan 8
Anderson 9
Tremlett 10
Monty 11


You'd want to make sure the top order fired up... even though 7 and 8 are more than capable and Jimmy can handle the willow...

my england 11 if all fit

1.strauss
2.cook
3.trott
4.kp
5.cook
6.broad yes i would play him this high up
7.prior
8.bresnan
9swann
10.anderson
11.monty /tremlett denpending on wickets

theserialthrilla

saying all that i would still drop morgan and put ravi in for the last test

kp 17 runs in 4 innings is not good
tremlett out for last test so i guess finn will play
its as if we are making a place for morgan as he WILL come good soon...but will he

theserialthrilla

pjfan31 wrote:

runchaser wrote:

your own teams faults are still very much there.

Hey, Mitchell Johnson will probably never play for Australia again..

shame .. :evil: can he play when we next face you

siddle almost another hat trick the last test..looking to be bowling some great stuff
Hilfenhaus after a year to forget ..looked bang on from the bits i watched
lyon looks a good find

pjfan31

theserialthrilla wrote:

pjfan31 wrote:

So what would you do then?

Prior at 6
Broad 7
Swan 8
Anderson 9
Tremlett 10
Monty 11


You'd want to make sure the top order fired up... even though 7 and 8 are more than capable and Jimmy can handle the willow...

my england 11 if all fit

1.strauss
2.cook
3.trott
4.kp
5.cook
6.broad yes i would play him this high up
7.prior
8.bresnan
9swann
10.anderson
11.monty /tremlett denpending on wickets

But Strauss is out of form too isn't he?

England are treating Finn like the Messiah but he struggles to make a test...

Aussie quicks are competing for 3 spots... so good to watch...

And I know Cook had a great series against us, but he cant open and bat 5

Thoughts_Arrive

Only Cook can do that!

theserialthrilla

opps 5 bell

pjfan31

Shermanator

runchaser

Finn isn't in the team because of the form of the others(he'd be in the aussie team as would monty) .

Broad is nowhere near being a test match no 6 , we lost these 2 games because no's 4 5 and 6 are in horrendous nick , it also showed how poor most modern batsmen's defensive techniques are.

pjfan31

runchaser wrote:

Finn isn't in the team because of the form of the others(he'd be in the aussie team as would monty) .

Broad is nowhere near being a test match no 6 , we lost these 2 games because no's 4 5 and 6 are in horrendous nick , it also showed how poor most modern batsmen's defensive techniques are.

From what I saw of Finn, he would not be in the Aussie team at the moment... Who you going to knock out? Siddle, Hilfenhaus, Harris, Pattinson... No way...

And I haven't seen Monty for a while, but a good chance... I do think Lyon will come good though...

theserialthrilla

runchaser wrote:

Finn isn't in the team because of the form of the others(he'd be in the aussie team as would monty) .

Broad is nowhere near being a test match no 6 , we lost these 2 games because no's 4 5 and 6 are in horrendous nick , it also showed how poor most modern batsmen's defensive techniques are.

this is why i would put broad at 6...give them a kick up the bum and he score at a good rate

pjfan31

Interesting... If we were to combine England and Australia on current form... this is what I will have...

What I am basing my opinion on is me watching the aussie series and a shit load of the first test between england and pakistan

Cook
Warner (Strauss misses out, but if he makes a hundred soon he can have this spot)
Trott
Ponting
Clarke
Prior (would have Hussey, but going to run out of room)
Swann
Siddle
Pattinson
Anderson
Hilfenhaus

Sharing the drinks
Hussey and Broad...

runchaser

In the long term this might be good because the thought of morgan facing Steyn and Morkel in the summer gives me nightmares :!: , Broad might get up to no 7 in the future ,you wonder what's happened to kp against spin (remember how he played warne and chuckalitharan at the start of his test career).

theserialthrilla

pjfan31 wrote:

Interesting... If we were to combine England and Australia on current form... this is what I will have...

What I am basing my opinion on is me watching the aussie series and a shit load of the first test between england and pakistan

Cook
Warner (Strauss misses out, but if he makes a hundred soon he can have this spot)
Trott
Ponting
Clarke
Prior (would have Hussey, but going to run out of room)
Swann
Siddle
Pattinson
Anderson
Hilfenhaus

Sharing the drinks
Hussey and Broad...

six months ago clarke would not even be in your team ..or hilf ...but on todays form this is about right

runchaser

To be fair Clarke's form with the bat has been brilliant since he was made skipper but Broad should be on that list he's been superb in this series.

pjfan31

12 months ago this would look very different...

Hussey in, Watson in... and thats about it from the aussies...

theserialthrilla

runchaser wrote:

To be fair Clarke's form with the bat has been brilliant since he was made skipper but Broad should be on that list he's been superb in this series.

opps i missed that broad with out a doubt in

runchaser

Surely Watson comes straight back in when fit, and what's Cowan like the Aussie correspondent on Pricinfo reckons he won't last long?

theserialthrilla

and you need to find a spin bowler

pjfan31

Have a look at the aussies this summer and where is he going in... I think Hilf is averaging 16, Siddle 18 and just a guess Pattinson would be about that too... All have taken at least 30 wickets...

Maybe for Anderson? But I rate Anderson very highly...

pjfan31

runchaser wrote:

Surely Watson comes straight back in when fit, and what's Cowan like the Aussie correspondent on Pricinfo reckons he won't last long?

Cowan is a classic opening bat... is in no hurry. He would be content making it to lunch with 13 off 70... But then has the ability to score quicker too.. GOod defence, good temperament. He doesn't try to force things..

If I made a 12 of Australian India from this series.. The only Indian I'd have in there would be tendulkar at 4 and push ponting back up to 3...

theserialthrilla

pjfan31 wrote:

Have a look at the aussies this summer and where is he going in... I think Hilf is averaging 16, Siddle 18 and just a guess Pattinson would be about that too... All have taken at least 30 wickets...

Maybe for Anderson? But I rate Anderson very highly...

hilf sid and pat might have managed broads run score between them this year...so he gets in above all them

anderson is in without a doubt

runchaser

Got to take into account the conditions Broad's bowled in and isn't it a reflection of India that Hilfenhaus is doing well?

That aside i love the banter on here

pjfan31

I dunno... contentious.. I tell ya what.... He can go in for Patto, only cause he is injured hahaha...

But pretty boy Broad would walk straight into the womens side...

pjfan31

ANd we will also take into account...

India number 2 side

Pakistan I don't know 6 maybe ?

And Tendulkar
Dravid
Sehwag
Laxman...

Ul Haq and company don't really compare...