with KP lacking fitness and likely to struggle on his return.
Don't get me wrong I'm a big Jackson Bird fan i just think he isn't going to do what Australia are expecting him to do.
Jackson Bird bowls 81-84 mph?Praveen Kumar who was 77-80mph did well back in 2010. Bird's considerably taller, so there's no reason why he won't be successful.
Oh I'm not saying he won't be but for me i don't think he is gonna be the 'secret weapon' Australia are hoping for. I hope to be wrong.
Rumours in the evening standard of Clarke being out for the Ashes...
If he had a bit more experience in English conditions...
He plays for Tasmania. You can't get conditions closer to English than there!