Australian International Summer (The Ashes) 2021/22

[Rik E Boy]

I've always believed that to be the best you have to beat the best. Playing against a weak to moderate side and smashing them doesn't feel as good as beating a side that has their best side on the ground.

We aren't the best anymore, we got beat by India A last summer, comprehensively.

Even with all of England's passengers if they have their 5 key players they will have our cover.

England are rank. They can't bat and without the Duke toy they'll struggle to bowl us out even though we can't bat either LOL. Australia 3-1.

regards,

REB

[Bombers4EVA]

I've always believed that to be the best you have to beat the best. Playing against a weak to moderate side and smashing them doesn't feel as good as beating a side that has their best side on the ground.

We aren't the best anymore, we got beat by India A last summer, comprehensively.

Even with all of England's passengers if they have their 5 key players they will have our cover.

England are rank. They can't bat and without the Duke toy they'll struggle to bowl us out even though we can't bat either LOL. Australia 3-1.

regards,

REB

I reckon it will be a close series. Australian batsmen have the ability to get themselves out and throw their wickets away at chasing the ball outside off stump. If we can settle quick then perhaps we will be ok. England won't be as bad as people think.

[The Bedge]

England won't be as bad as people think.

Yes they will be.

Horrible bowling attack.
Very ordinary looking batting lineup.

It'll be 5-0 to Australia.

[Rik E Boy]

I've always believed that to be the best you have to beat the best. Playing against a weak to moderate side and smashing them doesn't feel as good as beating a side that has their best side on the ground.

We aren't the best anymore, we got beat by India A last summer, comprehensively.

Even with all of England's passengers if they have their 5 key players they will have our cover.

England are rank. They can't bat and without the Duke toy they'll struggle to bowl us out even though we can't bat either LOL. Australia 3-1.

regards,

REB

I reckon it will be a close series. Australian batsmen have the ability to get themselves out and throw their wickets away at chasing the ball outside off stump. If we can settle quick then perhaps we will be ok. England won't be as bad as people think.

England are bad but we aren't a lot better. I have watched them play in at least thier last ten tests. Micheal Vaughan sums them up perfectly 'whenever it is a 280 game England are a good team but as soon as it becomes a 400 game then England don't have a decent spinner or enough batting depth to keep up'. They don't have a Nathan Lyon, or an Ashwin or Jadeja (never can spell his bloody name lol) and with the kooka on some pretty friendly batting decks that means 400 matches not 280 matches. England go all right in the medium to fast bowling and Stokes will boost their batting but I reckon we win 3-1.

There was a lot made of 'India A' last year but no other nation on earth could call up the quality that India did from their reserves last year. They have awesome depth and aren't afraid of Justin Langers Plan A 'bounce the shit out of them' game plan. England will be though I think.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

England won't be as bad as people think.

Yes they will be.

Horrible bowling attack.
Very ordinary looking batting lineup.

It'll be 5-0 to Australia.

Won't be 5 nil. Our batting line up is fragile and we are tactically inept on and off the field. Poms will pinch one but if dropped this series it should be bye bye JL.

regards,

REB

[Bombers4EVA]

England won't be as bad as people think.

Yes they will be.

Horrible bowling attack.
Very ordinary looking batting lineup.

It'll be 5-0 to Australia.

Australian batters are bad for chasing the ball outside of off stump and throw away their wickets very cheaply.

[The Dark Knight]

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/austral ... 2021-11-05

Australia and England will hone their respective Ashes preparations with a pair of three-day intra-squad practice games to be played at Brisbane's Redlands ground in the weeks prior to the opening Test at the Gabba.

As foreshadowed, berths in Australia's Ashes squad will be decided by an internal hit-out similar to the trial held in Southampton before the 2019 UK campaign began, a concept that ultimately paved the way for Marnus Labuschagne's rise to Test cricket.

The Australia trial will be held at Redlands (Labuschagne's home Premier Cricket club) from December 1-3 with the final Ashes squad to be chosen from an expanded group of 'hopefuls' that will be named in the next week or so.

England's warm-up for the first of five Tests will begin eight days earlier at the same venue when Redlands hosts a three-day fixture between the tourists' Ashes squad and the England Lions (essentially England's second XI), who will also be in Australia during the summer.

Those two England teams will then play a second warm-up game at Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane's inner-north (part of the newly developed National Cricket Campus) from November 30-December 3, with that venue to also host an Australia A-England Lions fixture during the first Vodafone Test at the Gabba.

[Jim05]

Talk is that Hobart will host one of the tests at Perth’s expense

[Jim05]

Australia touring Pakistan in early 2022.
3x tests, 3x ODI’s and 1x T20

[Lightning McQueen]

Australia touring Pakistan in early 2022.
3x tests, 3x ODI’s and 1x T20

Pretty scary if you ask me.

[Trader]

Squad Named.

Harris to go with Warner
Head and Khawaja fighting for the number 5 spot.

Starc in front of JRichardson and Neser for the 3rd seamer role.

Swepson in there but a long way behind Lyon.

1. Warner
2. Harris
3. Labuschange
4. Smith
5. Khawaja/Head
6. Green
7. Paine
8. Cummins
9. Starc/JRichardson/Neser
10. Lyon/Swepson
11. Hazlewood

[whufc]

Squad Named.

Harris to go with Warner
Head and Khawaja fighting for the number 5 spot.

Starc in front of JRichardson and Neser for the 3rd seamer role.

Swepson in there but a long way behind Lyon.

1. Warner
2. Harris
3. Labuschange
4. Smith
5. Khawaja/Head
6. Green
7. Paine
8. Cummins
9. Starc/JRichardson/Neser
10. Lyon/Swepson
11. Hazlewood

Give me Head of Khawaja, at least he has more upside.

[RB]

<Rolls eyes at Neser's inclusion>

Harris pretty lucky I reckon. Still, hopefully he succeeds.

[The Dark Knight]

Squad Named.

Harris to go with Warner
Head and Khawaja fighting for the number 5 spot.

Starc in front of JRichardson and Neser for the 3rd seamer role.

Swepson in there but a long way behind Lyon.

1. Warner
2. Harris
3. Labuschange
4. Smith
5. Khawaja/Head
6. Green
7. Paine
8. Cummins
9. Starc/JRichardson/Neser
10. Lyon/Swepson
11. Hazlewood

No surprises with the squad selection, it's as straightforward as I assumed it to be.

The Australia A players to play in the warm up match have also been named-
Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Henry Hunt, Josh Inglis, Nic Maddinson, Mitchell Marsh, Matt Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Bryce Street.

Good to see Hunt and also Street get some recognition.

[Armchair expert]

CARDER???

[Booney]

1. Warner
2. Harris
3. Labuschange
4. Smith
5. Khawaja
6. Green
7. Paine
8. Cummins
9. Neser
10. Lyon
11. Hazlewood

[Armchair expert]

Starc will play 100% guaranteed

Neser is/was injured

[am Bays]

1. Warner
2. Harris
3. Labuschange
4. Smith
5. Whoever wins the scratch match "bat off" between Khawaja and head
6. Green
7. Paine
8. Cummins
9. Richardson
10. Lyon
11. Hazlewood

Richardson to play the first two tests especially given his last two red ball games at the Gabba (Test v SL and last Shield) he has taken 13/106 from 62 overs.

He stands the seam up prouder than a honeymooners d!ck, there will be nicks in the English top order than at a Nik Kershaw convention.

All IMO!

[Minimum Chips]

1. Warner
2. Harris
3. Labuschange
4. Smith
5. Whoever wins the scratch match "bat off" between Khawaja and head
6. Green
7. Paine
8. Cummins
9. Richardson
10. Lyon
11. Hazlewood

Richardson to play the first two tests especially given his last two red ball games at the Gabba (Test v SL and last Shield) he has taken 13/106 from 62 overs.

He stands the seam up prouder than a honeymooners d!ck, there will be nicks in the English top order than at a Nik Kershaw convention.

All IMO!

Wouldn't it be good to be in his shoes ...even if it was for just one test!!

[Lightning McQueen]

Starc will play 100% guaranteed

Neser is/was injured

Starc will get first bite of the cherry, his left-handedness and experience will work in his favour.

Personally, I'd leave Harris out, open with Usi and have Trav at 5.