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1st test Aust vs England @ the gabba

Red Bear

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With it less than a month away (f**k yeah) post what you'd like to see walk out on day one

Personally

Langer
Hayden
Ponting(c)
Martyn
Hussey
Clarke/Lehman/Cosgrove/Hodge
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
Gillespie
Mcgrath
 

Red Bear

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I doubt that'll be the lineup, but thats what i'd prefer to see.

If we played Magill i'd like to cut our 6th batsmen, move everyone up one n slot macgill in at 10
 

Jobdog

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Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Martyn
Hussey
Clarke
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
Johnson
McGrath

Bracken 12th man
 

Timbo

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Interesting on Inside Cricket tonight-Angus Fraser was on, thinks the Poms picked the wrong side with the wrong captain and are going to get towelled.

I think Fraser's a particularly good judge of English cricket so I'm heartened already!
 

Timbo

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Incidently I'd go:

1-Langer
2-Hayden
3-Ponting
4-Hussey
5-Katich
6-Gilchrist
7-Watson
8-Warne
9-Lee
10-MacGill
11-McGrath
 

Mr Angry

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My team

1-Langer
2-Hayden
3-Ponting
4-Clarke
5-Martyn
6-Hussey
7-Gilchrist
8-Warne
9-Lee
10-Bracken
11-McGrath
 

Bazal

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1-Langer
2-Hayden
3-Ponting
4-Hussey
5-Clarke
6-Watson
7-Gilchrist
8-Lee
9-Warne
10-Gillespie/Bracken
11-McGrath
 

lockyno1

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WM, exactly my side. Johnson will get the gig on the GABBA, PERTH, and the MCG. Macgill will play the other ones.
 

hineyrulz

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waltzing Meninga said:
Langer
Hayden
Ponting
Hussey
Martyn
Watson
Gilchrist
warne
Lee
Johnston/Macgill (depending on wicket)
Mcgrath
i think that will be the 12 named in brissy,i think clarke will miss out.
 

Twizzle

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aussies1st said:
I would keep Martyn at 4, if we shift him who knows he may go crap.

a good batsman can bat anywhere, he is in form and deserves to play
 

Master Vippo

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Well while we're all throwing up Aussie speculation, we can only push it so fay

Eng side

Trescothick
Strauss
Cook
Bell
Peitersen
Flintoff
Jones (I don't rate Read [it should be James Foster, but dream on...])
Hoggard
Harmison
Plunkett
Panesar

Collingwood
(Jones and Vaughan-if only!)

Yeah not sure about Freddy as captain yet, they'll miss Vaughan, but we'll see how he goes. That batting line-up would probably be tinkered with Collingwood may play. Other quicks may be used.
 

TheParraboy

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Just a quick question

If Australia wins back the ashes, will England then have the record for holding onto them for the shortest time ever?

Considering they won the urn on September 12th 2005.
 

Tommy Smith

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Timbo said:
Mahmood will be the third English seamer, any money.
Yep, for sure. Especially after the way he disposed of Gilly and Punter. But that's only one spell.

My England side would be:

Strauss
Trescothick
Cook
Pietersen
Bell
Flintoff
Collingwood
Read
Hoggard
Harmison
Panesar

Keep Read over Jones. Keeping blunders make me furious like nothing else in cricket. The balling quartet of Freddy, Harmo, Hoggy and Monty is more than good enough to take 20 Aus wickets and the batting has great depth and a good miz of hitters (KP, Fred) and grinders (Bell, Collingwood, Cook) mixed in with a great opening pair (providing Tresco hits form).

This team should be good enough to comfortably retain the Ashes against Australia's most over the hill side. 3 maybe 4-1.

Ooh that bait is just too easy.
 

Master Vippo

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I reallylike that team too Tommy, but the Pom selectors have this obsession with 5 bowlers. I think they need the batting, Collingwood and Bell can trundle out a few overs of medium. If Giles were to play, then maybe they could play an extra bowler (they'd probly need it).
 
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