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[ProCricketer1982]

So, Root down the order at 5 and Carberry opening! Is this to solve the. Umber 6 'problem' or just to give people a run?

[Vitas Cricket]

Just flicked over sky sports and was pleasantly surprised to find this being shown live.

Hopefully carberry goes big. Using a new Kahuna too, I had him nailed on for an Impulse.

[Vitas Cricket]

As this match is live on tv, may as well get myself into 'up all night ashes mode' nice and early.

[Rowan]

Hopefully Ben Cutting does allright, hes been working hard.

[Twelfth Man]

Safe to say that Australia A have struggled on the first day. 0/277 - Carberry has cashed in! Didn't see him bbeings the Kahuna man but I guess they already have Bell with the new range. Cooky has carried on from where left off a few years ago but his back does seem to be playing up a little?

Bell rested and Ballance given a chance, whether he is given a significant time in the middle is a different matter.

[rawpace]

Day ends 318/0, with Carberry on 153* and Cook on 154*.  Has Carberry cemented the opening spot for the ashes?

[ppccopener]

We were really boring today!!
Carbs to open yes i think so and root back in the middle order
England need to be big enough to say thats our best line up
Root is class he will move up eventually
Theres no more deserving a cricketer than carbs and he's grabbed it today
Go on my son!!

[tim2000s]

Hmmm. Australia A bowling where Cook likes it. Don't think you'll see that from the test side. I suspect that carbs won't do as well against that attack either...

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[Twelfth Man]

Aus A attack is literally nothing compared to the full test side.

Copeland/Cutting/Henriques ... Starc/Harris/Siddle/Johnson

[petehosk]

No doubt that there will be tougher tests for the England batsmen when the ashes tests start!
But hopefully that will resolve the 'where to bat root' question now?
The only other question is who to have bowling with Jimmy/Broad/Swann question!

[ppccopener]

tremlett should be ahead of the rest,Finn has gone off the boil a bit and big Chris did fantastically well out there last time.
rankin has no experience so might be a risk playing him

I think Trem is a far better bowler myself

root can bowl a bit of off spin if needed too it's hard work for just 4 bowlers....

[uknsaunders]

Aus A attack is literally nothing compared to the full test side.

Copeland/Cutting/Henriques ... Starc/Harris/Siddle/Johnson

Doubt we will see four specialist seamers from Aus considering Watson will bowl 10-15 overs a day if fit. I would be surprised if Johnson plays. ODI is one thing when batsman are looking to play shots but test match cricket is another. Johnson has come up way short in recent test outings.

[Number4]

I think Johnson will play and I don't think Watson will bowl

[Twelfth Man]

Doubt we will see four specialist seamers from Aus considering Watson will bowl 10-15 overs a day if fit. I would be surprised if Johnson plays. ODI is one thing when batsman are looking to play shots but test match cricket is another. Johnson has come up way short in recent test outings.

It was more of naming possible seamers rather than a bowling quartet mate. Johnson will probably line up first game, that's what I'm hearing over here anyway!

[joeljonno]

I hear Watson has a slight muscle strain, so may not be 100% fit for the first test.