Ashes are done, now for the ODIs

[Nige]

edit your post mate and i'll delete mine :P

and also these ones

be one with the ninja

we'll need to get T Dawg on board.

Meh... I'll keep it up to let people know I'm human.  :P

[Bill Manspeaker]

sounds like something an alien would say...  hmm...... i'm watching you Nigey

[Nige]

sounds like something an alien would say...  hmm...... i'm watching you Nigey

Nah, it's just because I'm usually the one being a grammar Nazi and correcting everyone's mistakes.  :P

[Bill Manspeaker]

also sounds like something an alien would say....

[Nige]

also sounds like something an alien would say....

Well then, excuse me while I phone home.  ;)

[Bill Manspeaker]

inform your kind I am willing to join. no anal probing though.

alright i'll stop clogging up the ashes thread now :P

[fidou]

Here is a great bit of truth about the "English" cricket team

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcQ3ptLUiw8&feature=share

[Nige]

Pat Cummins - the batsman?

[nrich102]

Pat Cummins - the batsman?

Could he be like Watson? (An allrounder who gets injured when he bowls)

[BB67th]

Pat Cummins - the batsman?

Could he be like Watson? (An allrounder who gets injured when he bowls)

Seeing as he only gets into the seconds at his club as a sole batsman, I wouldn't expect him to be making any huge runs anytime soon.

[PowerBug]

Ballance and Stokes batting together now, Ballance does not give a flower about scoring lol, scoring so slowly. :P

[Bill Manspeaker]

Ballance and Stokes batting together now, Ballance does not give a flower about scoring lol, scoring so slowly. :P

yeah a strike rate of 28.26 is pretty slow I guess :P

[PowerBug]

Stokes out! :D :D

[Bill Manspeaker]

surely whoever scores the most will be straight into the team for the 2nd test.

Ballance looking likely to be that person. batting at 3 aswell

edit; batting at 3 for the tour game I mean :P probably go to 6 if he plays the 2nd test

[PowerBug]

Yeah I think with Bairstow at 7 for this game I can't see him getting a shot. The selection will also depend on the performances of Panesar, Finn and Rankin (And Stokes), because if England play two spinners, Stokes would be a better fit as he bowls some seam (Trott is the usual parttime seamer ofc). However if they play 3 seamers, I'd play Ballance as Root can be the 2nd spinner.