The Quest - Ashes 2013/14

[Jim05]

Most overrated cricket going around.

Thought he was going ok until injury.
Probably about 4th in line now id imagine

[the joker]

If only it was true
http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/04/01/ex ... eads-roll/

[FlyingHigh]

FWIW Gideon Haigh's first-test team at Trent Bridge on Insiders this morning

Cowan
Hughes
Khawaja
Clarke
Watson
Warner
Haddin/Hartley
Starc
Siddle
Pattinson
Hilf/Bird
Lyon (12th) due to it being at Trent Bridge.

Him and Gerard Wheatley talked about the top four occupying the crease and trying to build a 300-ish score.
Agree with them, I reckon Warner will be a guaranteed early wicket if he's opening.
Haigh said Haddin maybe for experience, but thinks Hartley is best gloveman in Australia

[Rik E Boy]

If Hughes is the ******* answer they might as well take me to England. Or mal.

regards,

REB

[mal]

If Hughes is the ******* answer they might as well take me to England. Or mal.

regards,

REB

At least I was a good looking batsman in my day , you only had to ask my wife and two girlfiends back then

[FlyingHigh]

If Hughes is the ******* answer they might as well take me to England. Or mal.

regards,

REB

Yeah, meant I agreed with the Warner part. Personally I'd have Watson opening with Cowan.

[Rik E Boy]

If Hughes is the ******* answer they might as well take me to England. Or mal.

regards,

REB

Yeah, meant I agreed with the Warner part. Personally I'd have Watson opening with Cowan.

Yes that sounds better. Dump both and give Voges and or Bailey a go. I know Bailey hasn't averaged all that much but I reckon he can build an innings and make a go of it given the opportunity. Not sure on Usman has no second gear.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

If Hughes is the ******* answer they might as well take me to England. Or mal.

regards,

REB

At least I was a good looking batsman in my day , you only had to ask my wife and two girlfiends back then

I emailed Penthouse magazine and they said they'd never heard of you.

regards,

REB

[FlyingHigh]

If Hughes is the ******* answer they might as well take me to England. Or mal.

regards,

REB

Yeah, meant I agreed with the Warner part. Personally I'd have Watson opening with Cowan.

Yes that sounds better. Dump both and give Voges and or Bailey a go. I know Bailey hasn't averaged all that much but I reckon he can build an innings and make a go of it given the opportunity. Not sure on Usman has no second gear.

regards,

REB

I'd like to see Bailey given a go too, but at 5 or 6 with Watson opening, but that doesn't really solve our number 3 spot.
I think it is still a choice between Khawaja and Hughes. Perhaps second gear might be less of an issue behind crease occupation in England (within reason of course)?

[Rik E Boy]

Yeah good point Flying High. We'd take a slow 40 rather than 4/40.

regards,

REB

[DoublebluTiger]

Clever pieces of writing from Will Brodie from The Age today in the lead up to the squad announcement.

Bowler heavy test team for 1st test perhaps??

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/bowling-them-over-20130423-2icdx.html

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/bowlers-only-strategy-worked-beautifully-says-clarke-20130423-2icao.html

[woodublieve12]

Chris Rogers to be named in the squad.

[woodublieve12]

2013 Ashes squad: Michael Clarke (C), Brad Haddin (VC), Jackson Bird, Ed Cowan, James Faulkner, Ryan Harris, Phil Hughes, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, James Pattinson, Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Shane Watson.

[lincolnsdirtysecrets]

So we pick a vice captain who is not in the side. Well done.

What a joke

C Rodgers

[the joker]

Steve Smith would be thinking what he did wrong in India

[the joker]

So we pick a vice captain who is not in the side. Well done.

What a joke

C Rodgers

Haddin is the number one keeper again

[lincolnsdirtysecrets]

have we not got a cricketer in the side who can do the job?

[Rik E Boy]

So we pick a vice captain who is not in the side. Well done.

What a joke

C Rodgers

Haddin is the number one keeper again

Not necessarily. Haddin is looking like getting a gig in the middle order for mine with Wade to keep on keeping on. That's how bad our batting stocks are at the moment. We are going to get knocked over for under 250 in at least one innings of each test IMO. Some of the second innings totals are going to make us look like the West Indies.......................of 2007.

regards,

REB

[Jim05]

So we pick a vice captain who is not in the side. Well done.

What a joke

C Rodgers

Haddin is the number one keeper again

Not necessarily. Haddin is looking like getting a gig in the middle order for mine with Wade to keep on keeping on. That's how bad our batting stocks are at the moment. We are going to get knocked over for under 250 in at least one innings of each test IMO. Some of the second innings totals are going to make us look like the West Indies.......................of 2007.

regards,

REB

Reckon you are being generous about 250 REB

[whufc]

Steve Smith would be thinking what he did wrong in India

What a joke hey!