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4th Ashes Test: England v Australia at Nottingham on Aug 6-10, 2015

LeedsRhinos

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Time to end this series, if you get the top 3 in the order right now Australia have nothing nobody else can score any runs.

3-1 to the Ingerlund coming up
 

JW

Coach
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If the guts of our order is failing badly against blokes like Finn and Ali, then that's where the bulk of the improvement needs to come from.

Not sold at this stage on playing Johnson and Starc together. Starc in for Harry throws the balance out too much, however, against Ingerlund it really shouldn't be an issue that leads to a series loss. As Hiney said, the issue is the batting. The top order made up for the middle order at Lords and the expected result ensued.
 

lockyno1

Post Whore
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It's not the bowling line up costing us games, the only time our batsman did their jobs we won comfortably.

No you are right Starc's pies have been wonderful. Batting has been bad but come on the bowling was awful too, and Starc with his 1 ball in 20 at the stumps is the number 1 culprit.

Lesson to selectors: Stop picking blokes off ODI form!:crazy:
 

WaznTheGreat

Referee
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Even a low IQ cheeseburger like me know's that none of the bowlers should be dropped,the batsmen have given this team AIDS.
 

Red Bear

Referee
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Talk of Siddle replacing Hazelwood. Starc's disappointing test career goes on.
We'reconcerned over the runs our bowlers are leaking so we'l drop the guy with the most wickets, best average, economy rate in order to keep playing Starc.

Shouldn't drop either IMO, but stupid thinking to drop Hazlewood.
 

Haffa

Guest
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Hazelwood comes in defending a first innings score under 140 and he's dropped for "leaking runs"? That's the kind of logic which kept Watto in the team 3 years past his used by date.
 

JJ

Immortal
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:lol: Starc now the allrounder, perhaps...

Gee the kid can bowl at times, but you can't have 2 of your 3 quicks not knowing where the ball will land

Hazelwoood was poor too, but if Siddle (and indeed Marsh and Watson) are your options, then it's not a great squad
 

simmo1

First Grade
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All the bowlers should stay.

Even at his worst, Starc will bowl wicket taking deliveries, I'm not sure Siddle will bowl them even at his best.
 

JJ

Immortal
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They seem to be awfully worried about conceding quick runs - in that case why not bring back Wazn, and make it clear he has to bowl more overs
 

lockyno1

Post Whore
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All the bowlers should stay.

Even at his worst, Starc will bowl wicket taking deliveries, I'm not sure Siddle will bowl them even at his best.

Yeah Starc does it once or twice a test. Get rid of him he is useless!
 

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