England and Wales Cricket Team down in oz-tralia

[toffeejack]

So here we are again, just months after the last one, the sport have cricket has decided on a very clustered schedule which sees two ashes series in the same year! England go into it as slight favourrites and looking for a 4th ashes series win on the bounce, not a bad follow-up to a 5-0 mauling.

England have been dominant in the last two; even if the series earlier this year was a flattering scoreline. However, all that matters is the scoreline and that ended 3-0, with the aussies ending the series with a whimper after trying to seem sporting by trying to force a result, only to realize what a major cock-up they made a few hours later and cried like a petulant child afraid of the dark.

The last series down under was bossness at a max. I was just a young boy in University, lectures and hard work through the day, staying up through the whole night to watch a whole day of cricket, 2 hour nap, followed by the same recurrance 5 days straight.

...except weekends of course ... the footy was on in the day like.

so get talking lads, with teams, formations? and predictions

TJ Prediction: 3-1 England

 

[noharmdone]

Nice on TJ.. If you go through the GOT archives.. I've backed Aussies to win this series in a double with RS top 4 finish..

I'm sticking with it.

How the selectors manage Carberry is key.. I've seen a fair bit of him as a Hampshire resident.. And he could certainly get you off to a flyer in a game..

Cooks form is VITAL. He was the best opener in world cricket last time out down under..

Should be a cracker..

 

[neil999]

where has carberry come from?! 31 seems quite old to breaking into england team?

 

[Elong]

Peterson will be well up for this like usual. Expect Finn to bag a lot of wickets on their pitches too, I garauntee you this, they will have greener tinges and more bounce and carry, their batsmen enjoy it as much as their bowlers.

I hope they pick Johnson too, he's been going okay lately, which is great, because he is due to have a massive blow out, he can never put 10 games together.

 

[toffeejack]

I also refuse to admit that this was in any way biased. I'd have gone with carberry before the series with root at 6. Based on yesterday, looks as though I may get my wish. Can't choose between tremlett and finn atm, both great on their day.

It won't going to be as easy as 517/1 and 3 innings victories that's for sure, England just aren't in that kind of form. Just got to hope the batsmen can find some form again, because the bowlers have carried the team for all over a year now.

 

[bluejock]

LOL @ Wales trying to claim reflected glory from England claiming reflected glory from failed South Africans.

LOL right at that.

 

[toffeejack]

LOL @ Wales trying to claim reflected glory from England claiming reflected glory from failed South Africans.

LOL right at that.

But WE Had thAt SImOn Jones lad

 

[toffeejack]

so then, whats with all this rain? are they playing in australia or england ffs?

 

[jaspercabbage]

The aussies will be chuffed that we're not getting any practice in. I think this series will be a bit tighter than the summer, but we can still take them.

 

[toffeejack]

didn't have much of that match to learn too much, but it seems carberry is confident on aussie pitches and root made a good knock lower down the order. seems the batting line-up is puttting itself in place.

let's hope prior's injury aint too serious. I like bairstow, but he's clearly not ready. Right sort of batsman, but i would probably have butler over him, even if he has by no means a test player. We just need that slogger type player to smash quick runs with the tail who are more than capable of holding things up at their end. Perhaps consitency is an issue with butler, then again, how consistant has bairstow been in england colours?

 

[toffeejack]

come on ingerlund.

bad teds going in that aussie thread