The Ashes Discussion Thread

[8-6 Suited]

One of the first things I ever learnt was. Waiting... Yes... No. Hughes did none of the above.

Harris over Siddle? Harris didn't do that much mate.

[Alex7089]

Neither did Siddle. Performed on 2 days other than that...
I agree with it ossie but you might as well just put the English team up with Huss...Maybe Watto over Collingwood as well...

[Justin Bieber]

Lets just hope Khawaja can stick around for a bit now.

Would be Harsh on Haddin who's been pretty solid with the bat this series. But Prior also been solid so it's a hard choice.

Cook has got to be a shoe in.

[8-6 Suited]

No youa re right Alex, Siddle didn't do that much but has been by far the best bowler. Looked the most dangerous and took the most wickets for us to top it off. :x


But in all fairness you can't really include an Australian bowler as we haven't done much at all.

[ossie85]

Siddle bowled well twice in the series and poor all the other times. Harris bowled well everytime.

[8-6 Suited]

Harris played 2 games?

[Justin Bieber]

Hughes out ::). 13 runs only ::). We need Katich back in :(.

[Bazinga]

Bresnan has only played 2 games but he's bowled better than both Siddle and Harris.
Personally, if you forget about keeping, Haddin is the only Aussie apart from Huss to score a ton. I would put Haddin in before Watson purely for this reason.
Watson rarely takes advantage of a good start, getting out in the 30's and 40's way too often.

My Ashes 10/11 Side

Strauss (c)
Cook
Trott
Hussey
Bell
Prior
Haddin
Swann
Bresnan
Anderson
Tremlett

12th Man - Watson

Many will disagree, but this is just my own opinion.

[Fletch74]

Bresnan has only played 2 games and he's bowled better than both Siddle and Harris.

+1 I think he should replace Harris in that XI

[Hawka]

1.Strauss
2.Cook
3.Trott
4.Hussey
5.Bell
6.Haddin
7.Prioir
8.Swann
9.Anderson
10.Siddle
11.Tremlett

[Fletch74]

2 keepers Hawka??

[Hawka]

baz did it as well they both have performed well with bat and at keeping

[ossie85]

Harris played 2 games?

He played 3.

But I'm willing to except Bresnan in over Harris, not Siddle though.


Surely can only pick 1 keeper! Prior scored more runs in the series (unless Haddin does well in 2nd innings), and Prior has been the better keeper IMO


Watson's value is huge, he surely has to be in

[Cicjose]

IMO Watson's spot is the only one that is safe

[RiOtChEsS]

just watched the watson interview from the end of the days play on foxsportsnews and he used "theres no doubt" 11 times in 60 seconds :-X poor guy weve been :-[ to say the least