Ashes 2021-22
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@nta said in Ashes 2021-22:
@nta said in Ashes 2021-22:
England's selection far more straightforward: whoever can hold a bat.
Burns
Crawley
Malan
Root
Pope
Bairstow
Billings
Wood
Leach
Broad
AndersonHameed is done. Stokes and Buttler are injured. While Bairstow's thumb might not be 100%, he can bat well enough so stick with him.
Might as well stick with Leach as he started to get it right, even if he scored a couple of freebies.
Stokes could still play as a specialist batsman. His bowling hasn’t been up to much so not much of a stretch for him to do this.
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@duluth said in Ashes 2021-22:
@chris-b said in Ashes 2021-22:
I reckon you only do that if you think Khawaja is your opener going forward - and I'm pretty doubtful that he is. That opening spot is Australia's only significant problem - if Harris is the guy they're backing as the long run option then dropping him isn't going to be productive.
The long term option is Pucovski.
Harris only made the team last year when he got injured. Harris was already a stop gap, replacing him with a better stop gap (Khawaja) makes sense
Seriously long odds of that happening unfortunately.
It is a tough call, Khawaja is obviously the easier selection but it's very challenging to drop Harris and then take him to Pakistan.
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@rotated said in Ashes 2021-22:
Seriously long odds of that happening unfortunately.
The concussions are a huge concern. I wouldn't assume his career is over though
I wouldn't pick him until the start of the 22/23 season and only if there are no more problems.
The selectors are still very keen to get him back in the side. He claims he's a chance for the Pakistan tour. I don't see the point in rushing him back
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@chris-b I see your point but come on, you're not leaving out Khawaja or Head for Harris on current form. Harris hasn't been completely terrible, but Head and Khawaja should both be included.
Khawaja can bat anywhere as well, which is a benefit for him and the Aussies when need be.
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@african-monkey The thing is - they did for the first three tests (leave out Khawaja for Harris).
It's brutally harsh, but I reckon tinkering with your line-up based on form is a very bad thing if you are a selector. You can easily create a bunch of Skippy Sinclairs (Sir Paddles did in the 1990s).
And the bad thing for UK is that he's 35 years old, so he's not the long term future.
Key questions are, what were you planning for Harris at the end of the series and what would you do with either UK or MH if they open in the next test and make a pair?
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An interesting article for the stats nerds.
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Harris out, Head returns and Khawaja opens. Boland is probably fit to play
Present and future in focus as Hobart gets slice of Ashes history
AUS v ENG 2021/22 Australia vs England Match Preview: England are expected to make a host of changes in a bid to end long wait for victory
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@duluth said in Ashes 2021-22:
Harris out, Head returns and Khawaja opens. Boland is probably fit to play
Present and future in focus as Hobart gets slice of Ashes history
AUS v ENG 2021/22 Australia vs England Match Preview: England are expected to make a host of changes in a bid to end long wait for victory
Dopey question but is this another Pink Ball test? So two pink Ball tests in this series?
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That pitch is bloody green!
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@crazy-horse said in Ashes 2021-22:
That pitch is bloody green!
They say that Tasmania is like new Zealand in parts...
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@nta said in Ashes 2021-22:
@crazy-horse said in Ashes 2021-22:
That pitch is bloody green!
They say that Tasmania is like new Zealand in parts...
It does look nice and I’m sure not ALL the locals are inbred.
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