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Odd Even
Apr Member 2005

Odd Even

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Bobhaz said :
root really changed the game lol if haddin wasnt such an old man and dropped him on 0! we could of rolled you guys for like 150 i reckon ;p

aussies going along steadily atm. 125 for 1 with Rogers 69* and Smith 30*

This has me confused, why are Aus playing so many old men? Aus has a great youth set up, where are the young guys that should be getting some ashes experience?

How are Aus going to be looking in a year or two?

Anyways, another fascinating days cricket, bring on tomorrow, I just hope that the weather on Sunday is going to be better than the forecast suggests.

09-Jul-2015 19:11:22

Experience
Feb Member 2012

Experience

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Might as well call this now but Australia are more likely than not to lose Ashes in England once again. Fielding teams of players which a fair few are in their mid 30s and a middle order which won't be stable enough to fight against an England attack on their day.

Australia are going to rely too heavily on their top 3 to set them a target and they'll need both Mitchells and Hazlewood to put in the effort to get them the 20 wickets to consider a win. Given the form and experience of the Aussie bowlers going into the series, Johnson hasn't been the same since the SA tour (for multiple reasons) leaving the majority of the quicks work to Starc and Hazlewood the latter of which is promising but still inexperienced at the international level in the test format.

On the other side you have England who after a pretty shaky last year or so have bounced back and close to all their batsmen had have a good knock in the past few months as well as a bowling attack which, excluding Moeen who I wouldn't even consider a specialist bowler at the moment but an all rounder, have all had good form with the ball. The main weakness I see in the England lineup is their lack of a true specialist spin bowler since Swann left.

Of course there's always surprises but unless we start seeing massive knocks from #4 downwards don't think Australia will be able to post big enough totals.

09-Jul-2015 20:42:50 - Last edited on 10-Jul-2015 00:10:16 by Experience

Jonat
Nov Member 2007

Jonat

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Well didnt expect that after the end of one innings each :)

On a side note, glad to see that Mitchell Johnson isnt a hard track bully and can bowl really well on anything..................... One day i will think of something clever to write here.......This however is not that day

10-Jul-2015 14:27:44

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