2ND ASHES TEST: England v Australia at Lord's Jul 18-22, 2013

[Horrie Is God]

Should Watson keep opening? Or do we swap him and Hughes around in the order?

Deck chairs..Titanic..etc..

 

[Jason Maher]

So many people calling for Watson to open for so long. I find myself wondering how said opinion was arrived at.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Hughes IMO is better the higher up the order he is.

Watson ideally is a 6. But Watson chucks a tantrum anytime anyone suggests he go down the order. Don't know if Lehmann and Clarke want all that drama halfway through the series.

Yeah I though Hughes would be better at 3 given he's an opener and Khwaja a middle order bat.

 

[BunniesMan]

That is what Usman Khawaja can do. At his best he is as attractive a strokemaker as Mark Waugh.

 

[Mr Saab]

Shane Watson is to test cricket what Mitchell Pearce is to origin

 

[Xfactor1979]

What we need to do is whisper to Jamie Lannister that "he is nothing without his father!" and cut his right hand off*

* I have watched Game of Thrones too much :roll:

 

[BunniesMan]

So many people calling for Watson to open for so long. I find myself wondering how said opinion was arrived at.

They're going on his averages from 4 years ago. Before everyone had him figured out.

 

[Jason Maher]

Warner and Hughes as our long term opening partnership?

 

[hineyrulz]

Called it... almost!

Terribly unlucky there mate, what were odds of Twatto not burning a review??? 100000000-1 i'd reckon.

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Depending on form..

Would a Hughes/Khawaja opening partnership in the near future be something you would like to see? Or should Silk & Maddinson be earmarked as the next openers?

 

[Horrie Is God]

It'd almost be time for Invers to have a nap..

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

What we need to do is whisper to Jamie Lannister that "he is nothing without his father!" and cut his right hand off*

* I have watched Game of Thrones too much :roll:

I would prefer Watson's test career suffer its own red and purple wedding

 

[BunniesMan]

Our left handers have to be disciplined. Look to leave as much as possible from Swann.

 

[Pete Cash]

Oh dear

 

[BunniesMan]

NOT THAT ONE. ffs

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Why didnt he play at that? Not even a f**ken block?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Kenny gone. HAH time :thumb

 

[Timbo]

That looked bad, but was just good bowling.

 

[undertaker]

Look to leave as much as possible from Swann.

Looks like Chris Rogers was following your script :lol:

 

[BunniesMan]

Depending on form..

Would a Hughes/Khawaja opening partnership in the near future be something you would like to see? Or should Silk & Maddinson be earmarked as the next openers?

Silk and Maddinson need to score much more at 1st class level before they're in the conversation.

I do think Hughes and Khawaja would be a good partnership. They compliment each other very well. On side player and off side player. Back foot and front foot. And both are better against quicks.

I'd have them opening in the 3rd test.

Well here they are in the 10th over batting together. It's almost like opening.