Shane Watson and the tap on the shoulder?

[Twizzle]

Really? You better tell him to stop selecting the team then

http://www.cricket.com.au/news/aust...hazlewood-harris-watson-marsh-lyon/2015-06-29

Our selectors were Baccus, Junior, Cracka and Bichel, another website has Boof instead of Bichel.

f**ked if I know.

 

[Twizzle]

Watsons numbers in England are much better than his career stats apparently.

I think his experience gets him in for at least the first test. Still not sold on Marsh as a test bowler, and the quality of the attacks offered by Kent and Essex mean his hundreds have to be taken with a grain of salt.

I'm quite worried about the batting actually. The entire top seven should have plundered both of those attacks.

Hayden did a thing on this as well, said his experience would put him ahead, then again Haydos hung around for one or two seasons too many and looks like he wants Watson to do the same.

Saying he has the experience is just like saying, we know he is not in form currently but we hope he will come good.

 

[TheParraboy]

experience in what?

Referrals?
getting through the nervous 20s period?
bowling 5 overs?
slips catching?

 

[JJ]

Watsons numbers in England are much better than his career stats apparently.

I think his experience gets him in for at least the first test. Still not sold on Marsh as a test bowler, and the quality of the attacks offered by Kent and Essex mean his hundreds have to be taken with a grain of salt.

I'm quite worried about the batting actually. The entire top seven should have plundered both of those attacks.

Yep - but his record is inflated by one innings in a test that didn't mean much

He's rubbish and been rubbish for years - Marsh scored runs against poor attacks, but Watson couldn't.

I think England's batting is as good as yours, perhaps better - obviously Smith and Root are the class, then the captains - but Watson and Haddin are real liabilities at the moment... the counter is of course that even with Harris gone, your quick bowling is superior - it was vastly superior... will be an interesting series, England should be up for this, Aust still should win, but think the gap is smaller that many expect

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Australia are false favs,we haven't won an Ashes series in England in like a decade,England should be favs(even more so with Harris retirement)

 

[Meapro Ham]

Australia are false favs,we haven't won an Ashes series in England in like a decade,England should be favs(even more so with Harris retirement)

What price will you give us on the Aussies then if they are false favourites?

 

[WaznTheGreat]

what price will you give us on the aussies then if they are false favourites?

100/1

 

[Meapro Ham]

100/1

Nice one. Put it up on Betfair then and I'll see u there.

 

[8Ball]

I think England's batting is as good as yours, perhaps better - obviously Smith and Root are the class, then the captains - but Watson and Haddin are real liabilities at the moment... the counter is of course that even with Harris gone, your quick bowling is superior - it was vastly superior... will be an interesting series, England should be up for this, Aust still should win, but think the gap is smaller that many expect

Harris being gone is almost irrelevant. Didn't sound like he was going to be picked anyway.

 

[Twatface Magee]

Twatto out, MMarsh in for the next test please.

 

[69-05-41]

Sounds familiar. Twatson dropped, then f**ke injures his back/hamstring/ego and Twatson returns for the 3rd. Twatson makes runs in the 5th when the Ashes are gone and the Test is destined for a draw. Twatson selected next series. Repeat.

 

[Eelectrica]

It's time.
His confidence is shot anyway. England probably wish the had have let him have a 50 then got him out to keep him in the squad. Guess they didn't have that kind of time given how slow he was scoring.

 

[TheParraboy]

Yep - but his record is inflated by one innings in a test that didn't mean much

He's rubbish and been rubbish for years - Marsh scored runs against poor attacks, but Watson couldn't.

I think England's batting is as good as yours, perhaps better - obviously Smith and Root are the class, then the captains - but Watson and Haddin are real liabilities at the moment... the counter is of course that even with Harris gone, your quick bowling is superior - it was vastly superior... will be an interesting series, England should be up for this, Aust still should win, but think the gap is smaller that many expect

Is McGrath and Warne still playing?

Both Broad and Anderson average under 27 in England (Johnson is over 41.00)
Hazlewood unknown, and Starc still up and down at test level

I hardly think we are superior (if a fit Harris and Pattinson were in the side then different story)

 

[vvvrulz]

 

[Mr Bean]

Watto's replacement

 

[Mr Bean]

:lol::lol:
Both had similar ideas.

 

[madunit]

 

[hineyrulz]

:lol:

 

[Timbo]

I've always defended Watto, but I think even he knows he's cooked at this point.

Who fields at first slip to the quicks then?

 

[lockyno1]

I've always defended Watto, but I think even he knows he's cooked at this point.

Who fields at first slip to the quicks then?

Clarke, Smith could. Voges is a slip fielder too.