2015 Ashes

[The Dark Knight]

As I've said before this a series between two average sides, England's batting has been very average this series also only Joe Root has been the difference. Hes top scored in the first Innings of the 3 matches England have won, plus he's the only bloke averaging over 31. Broad has also been exceptional but other than that everybody else has just chipped in other then Maybe Finn who has been pretty good in his 3 tests. If you go through both sides there have been plenty of average players;
England
Lyth- Awful will get dropped
Cook-Average captaincy much improved but Batting has let him down
Bell- Avrage but chipped in with a couple handy 50s
Root- The Difference between the teams
Bairstow- average made a nice 70 odd though
Stokes- Average but one hell of a spell last test
Butler- Awful but is very talented
Ali- Handy never going to a great bowler but his Innings with the bat have been game changing
Broad- Best Bowler in either side
Finn- Good
Wood- Average but I like him just needs to bowl more and more
Anderson- One good spell which started the rout in the 3rd test
Balance- Awful

Australia
Rogers- Very good and wil be missed
Warner- This may sound harsh but I think hes been average, consistently wasting decent starts
Smith- Good but when he fails the team loses at the minute
Clarke- Awful but been a heck of a player
Voges- Awful till his last two digs when the series was over
Marsh- Handy with the ball but his batting struggles as shown by his FC average of 32
Nevill- Average
Johnson- Been average in my eyes, He misses Harris big time
Starc- gets wickets but goes for plenty and makes life harder for MJ
Hazlewood- Thought hed be really good in England but lacked control
Lyon- Been really good and never lets the team down
Watson and S Marsh- Meh
Siddle- Should of been picked tests ago if the Aussies weren't so arrogant and thought they could just blast England away

There is only a handful of blokes on either side that would get a pass Mark, which shows this a series between two average side. If Harris plays for the Aussies they win in my opinion although defending 60 might have been hard even for him.

My top 3 from both sides for the series-

England
Root
Broad
Ali

Australia
Rogers
Lyon
Smith

[wristwatcher]

Siddle rightly cops our mocking for his giant cement like head and enlarged Warney Whitened teeth and don't get me started on being a vegeterian but credit where it's due his bowling last night was outstanding. He dried up the runs and bowled a fourth stump line doing a bit in the air and of the seam both ways. I found his selection pretty comical but I say well done to Rod Marsh.

Hazlewood has often flooded runs in this series and has allowed crucial partnerships to get off to a flyer. When we beat the Poms 5-0 Sidds was crucial in tying up an end and boring out Petersen to the point of him becoming his bunny. In the end it has been shown we have selected poorly for this series. He could easily have got 4/10 last night as the Poms had no answer and his bowling in partnership probably assisted in getting M2 a couple of scalps.

Hopefully we can have another good day today and have them all out for around 120 and to quote the great Bill Lawry "Let's see if these bastards can chase down 900"

[bennymacca]

Siddle rightly cops our mocking for his giant cement like head and enlarged Warney Whitened teeth and don't get me started on being a vegeterian but credit where it's due his bowling last night was outstanding. He dried up the runs and bowled a fourth stump line doing a bit in the air and of the seam both ways. I found his selection pretty comical but I say well done to Rod Marsh.

Hazlewood has often flooded runs in this series and has allowed crucial partnerships to get off to a flyer. When we beat the Poms 5-0 Sidds was crucial in tying up an end and boring out Petersen to the point of him becoming his bunny. In the end it has been shown we have selected poorly for this series. He could easily have got 4/10 last night as the Poms had no answer and his bowling in partnership probably assisted in getting M2 a couple of scalps.

Hopefully we can have another good day today and have them all out for around 120 and to quote the great Bill Lawry "Let's see if these bastards can chase down 900"

Has siddle saved his career with his bowling overnight?

Would seem to me that it is now up to hazelwood to force his way back into the team again.

[wristwatcher]

Siddle rightly cops our mocking for his giant cement like head and enlarged Warney Whitened teeth and don't get me started on being a vegeterian but credit where it's due his bowling last night was outstanding. He dried up the runs and bowled a fourth stump line doing a bit in the air and of the seam both ways. I found his selection pretty comical but I say well done to Rod Marsh.

Hazlewood has often flooded runs in this series and has allowed crucial partnerships to get off to a flyer. When we beat the Poms 5-0 Sidds was crucial in tying up an end and boring out Petersen to the point of him becoming his bunny. In the end it has been shown we have selected poorly for this series. He could easily have got 4/10 last night as the Poms had no answer and his bowling in partnership probably assisted in getting M2 a couple of scalps.

Hopefully we can have another good day today and have them all out for around 120 and to quote the great Bill Lawry "Let's see if these bastards can chase down 900"

Has siddle saved his career with his bowling overnight?

Would seem to me that it is now up to hazelwood to force his way back into the team again.

The balance of the attack looked better last night. See what happens in the second dig but 3 attacking seamers and no Watson to do that role is great when they catch fire but that hasn't worked the charm in this series. Admittedly it's the middle order that cost us the Ashes but the bowlers haven't quite got the job done either. It's certainly not career over if he is bowling well and he is a lion hearted honest battler. Could have used that last cuttla tests.

[Jim05]

Sad to hear the passing of the great Arthur Morris overnight

[RB]

As I've said before this a series between two average sides, England's batting has been very average this series also only Joe Root has been the difference. Hes top scored in the first Innings of the 3 matches England have won, plus he's the only bloke averaging over 31.

This is why I'm so pissed off at getting beaten by the bastards. They are not good. We've just been deplorable during some key moments.

[FlyingHigh]

Taylor: good batting, this is what Australia need

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Last test.

It's a joke isn't it. I love watching this but can't help but be pissed off with the fact that we're doing it now and not 2 test matches ago.

In the last hour they have only had 2 in the box and it actually seems better, because it is harder to have a matey mate in joke with just one other person in the box.

All the series they've only had two on commentary and it sounded weird last night whem tubs was all on his own for half an hour last night, but agree with the general idea of not having three.

[FlyingHigh]

As I've said before this a series between two average sides, England's batting has been very average this series also only Joe Root has been the difference. Hes top scored in the first Innings of the 3 matches England have won, plus he's the only bloke averaging over 31.

This is why I'm so pissed off at getting beaten by the bastards. They are not good. We've just been deplorable during some key moments.

I see it a bit differently RB, this series has been disappointing as a contest because of the lack of key 50-50 moments, a couple in the first test, apart from that only a little while on the second morning of the third test.

[FlyingHigh]

Sad to hear the passing of the great Arthur Morris overnight

Yes sad to hear that, you only ever heard good things about him

[Jim05]

Poms following on

[RB]

Lyth out for 10.

[RB]

Lyth's scores in the series: 6, 37, 0, 7, 10, 12, 14, DNB, 19, 10.

[Jim05]

Lyth's scores in the series: 6, 37, 0, 7, 10, 12, 14, DNB, 19, 10.

Said at the start of the series he was a dud

[Jim05]

Siddle 1/0 off 5, bowling some corkers

[The Dark Knight]

Lyth's scores in the series: 6, 37, 0, 7, 10, 12, 14, DNB, 19, 10.

Said at the start of the series he was a dud

Bring back Carberry!

[Gozu]

Didn't know this, all 11 of Steve Smith's Test centuries have been in the first innings.

[Computer Crashed]

Didn't know this, all 11 of Steve Smith's Test centuries have been in the first innings.

That's because he is goooooood.

[wristwatcher]

Didn't know this, all 11 of Steve Smith's Test centuries have been in the first innings.

That's because he is goooooood.

Like a modern day blonde haired Donald Bradman you might say

[bennymacca]

Taylor: good batting, this is what Australia need

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Last test.

It's a joke isn't it. I love watching this but can't help but be pissed off with the fact that we're doing it now and not 2 test matches ago.

In the last hour they have only had 2 in the box and it actually seems better, because it is harder to have a matey mate in joke with just one other person in the box.

All the series they've only had two on commentary and it sounded weird last night whem tubs was all on his own for half an hour last night, but agree with the general idea of not having three.

Hey definitely had 3 in the box early in the series

[Jim05]

Root gone!
3/123
MJ 1/46 off 10
Siddle 1/10 off 10
Sids had Bell in all sorts.
Nevill keeping well, Starc was bowling some absolute pus, one ball he was taking it at leg slip the next infront of second slip. Was spraying them everywhere