Official Ashes thread

rotters · 6 Jul 2013 at 15:59

Squad was announced for the first of the tests today:

England squad: Alastair Cook (Essex, capt), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire), Kevin Pietersen (Surrey), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Matt Prior (Sussex, wk), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), James Anderson (Lancashire), Graham Onions (Durham).

The Ashes: England v Australia
July

10-14 1st Test, Trent Bridge

18-22 2nd Test, Lord's

August

1-5 3rd Test, Old Trafford

9-13 4th Test, Chester-le-Street

21-25 5th Test, The Oval

Really looking forward to this, love the ashes, but with British sport being on a high from the lions tour win...and the Aussies are reeling from changes in management and dropping players for not doing homework and punching out it will certainly be an interesting Ashes.

Hope to keep this thread updated.

rotters

rotters · 9 Jul 2013 at 00:34

uh hum....hehe

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18525357

rotters · 9 Jul 2013 at 23:44

lots and lots of issues since ponting stepped down. 2 players sent home from india for not completing homework which was "how could we improve :bowling, batting, fielding". then David Warner punched joe root during the one day games. http://news.sky.com/story/1102517/david-warner-punched-englands-joe-root

then they sacked their coach and replaced him with an aussie.

So all in all they havent had the best run upto the ashes...but they are fighters and it could be a close run thing if we dont concentrate and go around thinking we've already won the little urn!

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 11:02

Cosimo there are 2 threads now...maybe a mod could merge these threads.

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 11:05

Yup,have flagged it up to a mod.

Really enjoyed the pomp and ceremony before the game.

What's people thoughts on agar the new 19 year old for Australia? Got his baggy cap today.

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 11:06

Cheers Davey.

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 11:43

Wasn't expecting the quicker ball. Seems to be swinging very nicely. Shame, need trott to go big now.

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:37

Joe root is a calm chappy isn't he, just quietly getting on with it.

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:39

Bugger

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:41

So it'll be trott and pieterson before lunch on the opening day!

Root out for 30 to siddle.

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 13:02

I think the 180 odd he got for Surrey prove he's in nick. Just a little ashes nerves.

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 13:04

Lunch 98-2.

Expensive morning for Australia, but they have 2 wickets...so I'd give the session as 55:45 Australia.

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 14:26

Was a great ball from siddle. Need to bed down for a bit. The young lad in next...he's not had a lot of cricket recently.

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 16:41

215 all out. Lets hope it continues to swing.

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 16:44

Yas786 said:
Aussies are really missing a world class spinner, England at least have Swann or Panesar to choose from.

I would take treadwell over monty any day. Treadwell is bowling magnificently atm.

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 17:09

Your not singing any more by the crowd love it!!!

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 17:12

92.4 mph that was too. Lovely over by Finn.

rotters · 10 Jul 2013 at 18:39

What an odd first test day, glad we pulled it back this afternoon. Love the plot changes....I might have jinxed poor old joe root though.

rotters · 11 Jul 2013 at 11:43

platypus said:
Good to see Broad is back and fit. Should be an exciting days cricket!

As soon as he finished his over he went off the field. Can he see him missing the next test at this rate and hopefully being fit for the 3rd test.

Excellent bowling jimmy. 2 day game anyone?

rotters · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:05

Loving this frenetic play this morning. But the old fashioned tests seem to be dead.

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