Does not look strong to me. Balance recalled yet has no form second half of season James Vince? What has he done to earn a recall? Averaging 34 for his county with the bat. Mason Crane. Shows how limited we are for good English spinners. My 11 based on the squad in full would be- Cook Stoneman Malan Root Stokes Bairstow Ali Woakes Broad Ball Anderson Let's just hope our main players stay fit as the back up looks weak.
I am.pleased however England have stuck with Stoneman as opener with Cook as his form alone deserves it plus Ben Foakes for the same reason as back up wicket keeper. Too much inexperience and a lack of form in other areas does concern me. We are however taking on a poor Aussie team if you take out Warner and Smith they too have not much in terms of batting quality.
Stokes been a naughty boy aint he, am sure Hemsy will be along to give him a slating or am I dreaming.
Cook Stoneman Vince Root Ballance / Malan Stokes Bairstow Ali Woakes Broad Anderson the warm up games will be a shoot out between Ballance and Malan for who gets the nod at number 5, 3 seamers are enough with stokes at the 4th although id love to see some real pace in the team, its a shame plunkett doesn't move the ball around as with his pace he would be a great pick.
Appa Apparently Crane played for New South Wales the other season and got a 5 for at sydney. Havn't really seen much 9f him to be fair.
I cannot work out the selectors way of thinking. If they are going on form and fitness then way have the likes of Jack Leach and Jamie Porter not been considered?
The squad is seriously short of good batsmen . The pressure on Cook and Root to score the runs will be massive . Mason Crane must be pretty good to get in before Rashid .
20 years of age and possibly thrown into the lions den of a test down under should Moen get injured or ill. Madness. Also think with Mark Wood and Roland-Jones injured that Liam Plunkett should have been considered..Tall fast bowler used in short bursts.
We've got a decent first 11 but if 2/3 under perform we can't add any quality . Mark Wood is a decent shout but he just doesn't get enough wickets at test match level and also he's injury prone . I would have had Hales in as well as Rashid . You can't carry rookies like Mason Crane on an Ashes tour .
I don't want to be all holier than thou (cos I'm not) and equally I don't condone his actions, however that is a lovely right cross just before the end of the video. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/cricket/4563431/ben-stokes-england-axe-shocking-video-street-punch Presumably we'll be looking for a new vice-captain now.......
Having seen that very surprised he has only been charged with ABH and not Affray which carries a longer sentence
Having seen that footage I will be surprised if he goes down under now. Not the actions of an England vice captain. Hemsie will be foaming at the mouth.
Hemsie hasn't come on and started his own thread about this yet.. ... he's signed himself into the priory, before he commits some kind of major life changing substance abuse. Oh and comes up with 29 under 16 Chelsea or man city cricketers, that should be in the squad.. Bless him
The ECB have suspended both Hales and Stokes from International cricket until further notice following the incident in Bristol.
The guys clearly a fkin idiot, why when you have a career opportunity like he has/had would you let yourself get involved or put yourself in that position, if you are provoked walk away, or get a doorman and distance yourself.simple.
