Ashes squad

[Timbo]

Geez Steve Smith is a bit unlucky.

Wouldn't be surprised if Rogers bats 3?

 

[vvvrulz]

Geez Steve Smith is a bit unlucky.

Yeah this, did what was asked of him in India and much more.

 

[BunniesMan]

Geez Steve Smith is a bit unlucky.

Wouldn't be surprised if Rogers bats 3?

Hughes isn't getting dropped. Rogers will be the backup opener.

 

[Twizzle]

oh ffs

we now have 5 openers and you say we have one back up

shutup

 

[African Monkey]

Geez Steve Smith is a bit unlucky.

Wouldn't be surprised if Rogers bats 3?

He would have to wouldn't he? Either him or Warner.

If it were up to me then Hughes would miss out and I'd play Khawaja at 4 for the 1st test anyway but I doubt that'll happen.

 

[Twizzle]

He would have to wouldn't he? Either him or Warner.

If it were up to me then Hughes would miss out and I'd play Khawaja at 4 for the 1st test anyway but I doubt that'll happen.

you should be a selector, but you're probably about 50 years too young

 

[African Monkey]

you should be a selector, but you're probably about 50 years too young

I'd go with

1. Cowan
2. Warner
3. Rogers
4. Khawaja
5. Clarke
6. Watson

It gives the order some sort of balance anyway.

 

[Timbo]

I'd go with

1. Cowan
2. Warner
3. Rogers
4. Khawaja
5. Clarke
6. Watson

It gives the order some sort of balance anyway.

Agreed.

 

[Mr Spock!]

So now we have 5 openers.....and Clarke.

The death of the middle order batsman.

 

[herbert henry1908]

I'd go with

1. Cowan
2. Warner
3. Rogers
4. Khawaja
5. Clarke
6. Watson

It gives the order some sort of balance anyway.

Clarke must bat at 4 minimum.

We can't continue to have our best batsmen come in so low.

 

[undertaker]

Official Squad

Clarke
Haddin
Bird
Cowan
Faulkner
Harris
Hughes
Khawaja
Lyon
Pattinson
Rogers
Siddle
Starc
Wade
Warner
Watson

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Finally, a squad without The Big Show or Johnson that shows CA are serious about winning the Ashes. Would've definitely cringed if Johnson got another crack.

 

[Mr Saab]

What happened to CA and their youth policy? Haddin is 35 and so is Rogers

 

[franklin2323]

Haddin in. No Johnson, Maxwell great. Smith should of been over Rogers.

 

[lockyno1]

Haddin in. No Johnson, Maxwell great. Smith should of been over Rogers.

Why? Since when can Steve Smith play swing bowling? Also since when does Smith have a better record IN ENGLAND than Chris Rogers does?

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Rogers over Bailey.

Really?

 

[African Monkey]

Clarke must bat at 4 minimum.

We can't continue to have our best batsmen come in so low.

4 or 5 it doesn't make much of a difference to me.

Also, I don't get why people are saying that Rogers shouldn't be there. He's scored a sh*tload of domestic runs for many years and it's great to finally see someone get rewarded for it as a result.

 

[unbreaK]

Yeah not sure why Rogers was chosen ahead of Bailey, as much as I was on the "Bailey is turrible" bandwagon about 12 months ago, after watching him in the ODI's and T20's, he's actually a solid player with good experience and leadership qualities, probably deserved a crack before Rogers.

 

[Mr Angry]

What happened to CA and their youth policy? Haddin is 35 and so is Rogers

I think Clarke answered that.

"Any good sporting team has a blend of youth and experience"

My take is they do realise one thing missing in India was older experienced heads, they missed Hussey and Punter (what a shield season).

I think Clarke wants some old heads around him as the rest are kids.

Rogers may well do well @ 6 which is where I expect to see him, picked for England. Starc is a must for mine, English conditions suit.

India has scared Clarke, and I am certain he really wants horses for courses.

I personally would make Watson bat six, and tell him to help the tail, it is his job this series.

But we lack spin. It will hurt.

 

[Timbo]

Won't hurt too badly in England. One of the main reasons I'm so puzzled about the lack of Smith is it means the option of playing 4 quicks isn't really there.

 

[Twizzle]

Smith's omission is a bit of a surprise.

I know our batting was poor in India and we need to find depth but Smith's spot was never in question as he showed alot of ability to learn quick.

I would have thought the other spots needed to be filled, so why drop an in form batsman ?

Listening to the fossil talk I think Rogers got his spot based more on his form in County Cricket rather than Austrian First Class Cricket.