The Ashes Discussion Thread

[Alex7089]

Smith should replace North and bat a little as well ;)

O'Keefe's batting is a bonus, but is there room for another spinning AR in the team (assuming Smith would replace North)

[ossie85]

Khawaja would replace North, Bollinger to replace Johnson.

Smith might replace Doherty, if they want to go with a 4 man pace attack (Watson, Hilf, Siddle, Bollinger).

[cookie311993]

bollinger for johnson, kwawja for north are good. doherty will stay

[DazBurg]

crop Clarke let him rest his back a bit more and bring in the HODGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

((i know retired from test and first class and not going to happen.... :'(...i reckon even if they approached him and asked him he'd tell them to shove it unless they could guarantee a good decent string of games which they won't))

[Fletch74]

What about Peter George, he just took 9 wickets in Tassie??

[DazBurg]

What about Peter George, he just took 9 wickets in Tassie??

nah he won't get picked he doesn't play for NSW....lol

[cookie311993]

george struggled against england when playing for australia A

[Fletch74]

What about Peter George, he just took 9 wickets in Tassie??

nah he won't get picked he doesn't play for NSW....lol

I'd agree with that ;) Look what a Victorian did in the first innings....

[DazBurg]

What about Peter George, he just took 9 wickets in Tassie??

nah he won't get picked he doesn't play for NSW....lol

I'd agree with that ;) Look what a Victorian did in the first innings....

damn straight i was just joking with BP that if Brad Hodge didn't stay loyal to Victoria and left and went to NSW like 10 year ago he probably would of played 100 tests by now

same with Cameron White if he played for NSW i bet he would of had more test opportunities by now
and i know people say his not suited to tests i just simply mean if u got NSW as your state club u seem to get chances either way

[cookie311993]

yeah george wont play i dont think. white play test instead of khawaja thats who i would have

[Fletch74]

What about Peter George, he just took 9 wickets in Tassie??

nah he won't get picked he doesn't play for NSW....lol

I'd agree with that ;) Look what a Victorian did in the first innings....

damn straight i was just joking with BP that if Brad Hodge didn't stay loyal to Victoria and left and went to NSW like 10 year ago he probably would of played 100 tests by now

same with Cameron White if he played for NSW i bet he would of had more test opportunities by now
and i know people say his not suited to tests i just simply mean if u got NSW as your state club u seem to get chances either way

Yep, a good example of that are players like Dave Warner, plucked from obscurity!!

[DazBurg]

yeah george wont play i dont think. white play test instead of khawaja thats who i would have

i'd like to see White get a couple more chances at test level
and maybe get to have a bowl a bit they never bowl him in one dayers or 20/20 but if they let North bowl who is a part timer White could dot he exact same thing

[DazBurg]

What about Peter George, he just took 9 wickets in Tassie??

nah he won't get picked he doesn't play for NSW....lol

I'd agree with that ;) Look what a Victorian did in the first innings....

damn straight i was just joking with BP that if Brad Hodge didn't stay loyal to Victoria and left and went to NSW like 10 year ago he probably would of played 100 tests by now

same with Cameron White if he played for NSW i bet he would of had more test opportunities by now
and i know people say his not suited to tests i just simply mean if u got NSW as your state club u seem to get chances either way

Yep, a good example of that are players like Dave Warner, plucked from obscurity!!

exactly with Warner and he did burst on the scene but hasn't really done that much since

[ossie85]

That was dreadful. Almost as bad as the Laxman ton years back in India. Sigh.

[Alex7089]

Finally, it is over. That was a freakin' nightmare.