My ashes teams

[Master Q]

Khawaja I don't think should come in yet, and sure, Ferguson deserves to come back in, for North  :P

[Boomz]

Agreed I'm a big fan of Ferguson he deserves a shot... Maybe I am being a bit hasty in saying Hussey should go but if he doesn't perform in the 1st test then he really should go... But I'd love him to prove me wrong :D

[Hawka]

give khawja.ferguson maybe bailey,hughes and they can bat like that after 1  yr or 2 in the test scene and dont forget smithy

[Boomz]

The thing is now because the ashes are so big I don't think we can afford to bring in that many new faces...

[Master Q]

For who! He'll perform anyway, and plus, his leadership and fielding is also very good.

[Hawka]

leave hussey for 1 or 2 tests and if he dosent perform get rid ofhim and bring smith,khawja or ferguson in for north

[Boomz]

Whichever one of Ferguson & Khawaja don't come in for North... I hope he does because when he's in form he's a machine.

[Alex7089]

You can't drop Hussey ???
Don't forget his fielding also lays a huge part. Often fields in slips or gully and you can't just bring any old bloke in to that position. Remember when Clarke did that for Ponting when he was injured dropped Sehwag  I think on like 11 and he went on to make about 140.

Hussey is a class batsman, his experience and leadership will be very valuable. I'm all for giving the young guys a chance over him, but not in the Ashes, stakes are to high.

[roo boys!]

Good point, we need to get the most out of Hussey that we can, being 35 this year. I think he still has a while of making runs left in him, and could be a big factor in a close game during the Ashes.

[Alex7089]

Plus his cool head and technique should help prevent middle order collapses most of the time, he will stick around.
Which is basically the job of 3/4. Stick around and prevent the collapse :)

[reesbr]

Hussey is a GUN!

My team would be:

1. Watson
2. Katich
3. Ponting
4. Clarke
5. Hussey
6. Ferguson/Khawaja
7. Paine
8. Johnson
9. Hauritz
10. Siddle
11. Hilfenhaus

[Master Q]

I wouldn't drop Haddin. If Paine gets a game he should just be batting.

[reesbr]

I reckon we need to give Paine the experience

[Boomz]

Haddins done nothing to be dropped but Paines done nothing wrong so I'd say they will go with experience in Haddin...

[Cicjose]

Krejza for Hauritz every day and twice on Sunday's Hauritz is a defensive bowler who tries to limit scoring Krejza looks likely to take wickets with most of his deliveries