New Ashes thread

[henry]

It's amazing how test cricket as moved on from 6 bats, 1 keeper and 4 bowlers. Now every bowler needs to be able to bat, otherwise there's 50-100 runs gone. And if there's no 5th bowler, there's no variety. Also with the progession in keepers being able to bat, Matt Prior averages over 40! It's crazy, he shouldn't be doing that.

It's certainly made more uncertanty in the game, and more tactics involved etc.. I'm semi for it, I don't like the picking bowlers because they can bat (as suggested above with Starc) however that seems the norm now. :-\

I think if you are a good enough bowler you will be picked anyway, no matter your batting (see anderson, mcgrath etc) but if you are vying with other bowlers of the same ilk for a spot, the one with the better batting will more likely get the nod. It's sad for us (australia) because ordinarily you wouldn't want to have to rely on your bowlers to get you runs, but unfortunately that's the scenario pretty much every test recently. It's stiff on them because they can get unfairly criticised for not making runs when it's not their job.

[Jukes]

Gotta love having Broady, gun batsman and gun bowler :D

[tbagrocks]

It's amazing how test cricket as moved on from 6 bats, 1 keeper and 4 bowlers. Now every bowler needs to be able to bat, otherwise there's 50-100 runs gone. And if there's no 5th bowler, there's no variety. Also with the progession in keepers being able to bat, Matt Prior averages over 40! It's crazy, he shouldn't be doing that.

It's certainly made more uncertanty in the game, and more tactics involved etc.. I'm semi for it, I don't like the picking bowlers because they can bat (as suggested above with Starc) however that seems the norm now. :-\

I think if you are a good enough bowler you will be picked anyway, no matter your batting (see anderson, mcgrath etc) but if you are vying with other bowlers of the same ilk for a spot, the one with the better batting will more likely get the nod. It's sad for us (australia) because ordinarily you wouldn't want to have to rely on your bowlers to get you runs, but unfortunately that's the scenario pretty much every test recently. It's stiff on them because they can get unfairly criticised for not making runs when it's not their job.

+ 1 man!

Lol Jukes still thinks we care about his bias rants :o

[Cicjose]

http://thepricklyperch.com/blog/category/sport/cricket/

[Jukes]

lol tbag still thinks putting people down because they show a conflicting opinion makes us think he's cool and not a beta

[Cicjose]

It's amazing how test cricket as moved on from 6 bats, 1 keeper and 4 bowlers. Now every bowler needs to be able to bat, otherwise there's 50-100 runs gone. And if there's no 5th bowler, there's no variety. Also with the progession in keepers being able to bat, Matt Prior averages over 40! It's crazy, he shouldn't be doing that.

It's certainly made more uncertanty in the game, and more tactics involved etc.. I'm semi for it, I don't like the picking bowlers because they can bat (as suggested above with Starc) however that seems the norm now. :-\

I think if you are a good enough bowler you will be picked anyway, no matter your batting (see anderson, mcgrath etc) but if you are vying with other bowlers of the same ilk for a spot, the one with the better batting will more likely get the nod. It's sad for us (australia) because ordinarily you wouldn't want to have to rely on your bowlers to get you runs, but unfortunately that's the scenario pretty much every test recently. It's stiff on them because they can get unfairly criticised for not making runs when it's not their job.

except you cant have it both ways..... if you think we have our best bowlers in the squad the same cannot be said for the batsmen.... which was the concern long before the ashes yet the best batsmen are not being picked

[elephants]

lol tbag still thinks putting people down because they show a conflicting opinion makes us think he's cool and not a beta

[Cicjose]

Lol Jukes still thinks we care about his bias rants :o

bit rich coming from you

[Jay]

Gotta love having Broady, gun batsman and gun bowler :D

Don't forget, cheating prick also!

[Cicjose]

how is the poor umpiring make someone a cheat.....

if you think the umpires have all been paid off then why not just cancel the rest of the series

[tbagrocks]

lol tbag still thinks putting people down because they show a conflicting opinion makes us think he's cool and not a beta

Ok i'll be lame ::)

I'm still beta than you  :o

[Scrads]

Out: Khawaja, Bird
In: Faulkner, Starc

Watson to bat 3.

Source: Damien Fleming. https://www.facebook.com/Bowlologist

Obv so, so, so keen for the JPF debut ;)

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[JBs-Hawks]

So we flower our batting even more -.-

[Scrads]

So we flower our batting even more -.-

JPF will probs score more runs than most of our other batters so it is all good ;)

[Nige]

Jimmy Faulks!  ;D

Upset that Bird and Uzzie are out though... flowering Starc.

Meanwhile, Lukey Wright and Gary Ballance killed it for the English Lions vs Bangladesh A.