2019 ASHES: 5th Test Australia v England, The Oval Sept 12-16

[Timbo]

Khawaja for Warner. Maybe Bancroft for Harris.

I’ll be interested to see how Lyon pulls up. His finger looked f**ked. I’d consider debuting Neser if he’s injured, lengthens the batting lineup and can bowl the long holding spells we’d be missing.

 

[typicalfan]

I can see Siddle coming in if Lyon can't bowl his usual overs. Siddle can bowl long spells and doesn't really matter if he breaks down.

I wish they put Khawaja at opener when Smith returned now they are in a tough spot. Khawaja for Harris would be my choice.

 

[icewind]

dare i say it... m marsh as fourth bowler considering we only need a draw?

 

[icewind]

Think they may as well keep the same batting line up - Bancroft and Khawaja have had chances - not exactly up and coming youngsters
Come first test of the summer the batting lineup should be
1. Warner
2. ???
3. Labuschagne
4. Smith
5. Head
6. ???

The blank spots go to whoever gets runs in the opening rounds of the shield (knowing our luck we will end with highest shield scorers of Harris, Bancroft and Wade). It would be a good time to put in pucovski or Patterson at 6

Burns? Pucovski's a talent as well.

 

[lockyno1]

dare i say it... m marsh as fourth bowler considering we only need a draw?

How does Marsh help our batting? He averages 20! Cummins, Starc and Pattinson average more!

No Marsh spuds please

 

[hineyrulz]

I can see Siddle coming in if Lyon can't bowl his usual overs. Siddle can bowl long spells and doesn't really matter if he breaks down.

I wish they put Khawaja at opener when Smith returned now they are in a tough spot. Khawaja for Harris would be my choice.

Well Siddle bowls about the same speed as Lyon.

A like for like replacement.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Matt Wade is a faster bowler than Siddle,not even trying to be funny,you can actually watch him bowl on Youtube against Sri Lanka

The great man can do everything

 

[TheParraboy]

Siddle and Wade the magnificents ?

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Siddle and Wade the magnificents ?

Better bowling combo than Andy Roberts and Winston Benjamin bruh

Edit,Andy Roberts and Winston Benjamin didn't even play in the same era/team lol

 

[bazza]

Since we only need a draw and look like Lyon needs a break, they could strengthen the batting line up by bringing in Pattinson, Siddle and Nesser and dropping Warner and Harris

 

[bazza]

England keeping the same squad of 13 - Stokes may not be able to bowl

 

[Timbo]

England keeping the same squad of 13 - Stokes may not be able to bowl

That's absolutely amazing, and shows how completely lost the English selectors are.

Dom Sibley has 950 runs @ 55 with thee 100s and four 50s opening the batting in Division 1 of the County Championship. Ollie Pope has a career FC average of 60, and scored 221* in his last FC outing.

To look at this side of plodders and hackers and go 'nah, all good on the batting front' is utterly insane. They aren't even young anymore. Bairstow, Buttler, Roy are all pushing 30. How could this possibly be the 'future' of English cricket?

 

[herbert henry1908]

That's absolutely amazing, and shows how completely lost the English selectors are.

Dom Sibley has 950 runs @ 55 with thee 100s and four 50s opening the batting in Division 1 of the County Championship. Ollie Pope has a career FC average of 60, and scored 221* in his last FC outing.

To look at this side of plodders and hackers and go 'nah, all good on the batting front' is utterly insane. They aren't even young anymore. Bairstow, Buttler, Roy are all pushing 30. How could this possibly be the 'future' of English cricket?

I don’t really follow county cricket so I’d assumed the cupboard was bare. How they think Roy is a test cricketer is beyond me.

 

[Timbo]

I don’t really follow county cricket so I’d assumed the cupboard was bare. How they think Roy is a test cricketer is beyond me.

It's even worse when you break down some of the stats.

Jason Roy through 83 FC matches has never batted through two sessions of cricket at any level, ever.

Jos Buttler has one hundred in 62 test innings, and only five FC hundreds.

Jonny Bairstow averages 25 in the last 18 months.

The selections are out of control.

 

[Front-Rower]

The selections are out of control.

I would say their selections are based on white ball cricket

 

[AlwaysGreen]

England's problem is that they put all their eggs in the white ball basket.

 

[King hit]

Can’t help but think how different this series would be if it wasn’t for Steve smith

 

[Eelectrica]

Can’t help but think how different this series would be if it wasn’t for Steve smith

To be fair though we should have beaten them in third test even without smith but for a dud umpire decision and for us repeatedly shooting ourselves in the foot.

But yeah smith and Cummins have been amazing.

 

[bazza]

It's even worse when you break down some of the stats.

Jason Roy through 83 FC matches has never batted through two sessions of cricket at any level, ever.

Jos Buttler has one hundred in 62 test innings, and only five FC hundreds.

Jonny Bairstow averages 25 in the last 18 months.

The selections are out of control.

It seems like they have copied the Australian selection theory from about 2 or 3 years ago

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Can’t help but think how different this series would be if it wasn’t for Steve smith

It would have been closer but our plod is marginally better than their plod.