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[Kulli]

He certainly wasn't at his best, but it's a lot tougher as a finger spinner when the batsmen have free reign to take you on.


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[billyb]

Hardly. Johnson is known to blow hot and cold. This will be the quickest track of the series, and Johnson's history may mean he is all ovr the shop be the end of the series potentially.

When is the next time Trott will be up against a 90+ mph bowler?

I'm pretty sure that Johnson, whilst he won't bowl like that all the time, should still be excellent in 2 of the remaining tests at least.

Trott will face that pace the next time we play South Africa... Pakistan also have some rapid lads coming through, whilst India have a new fast bowler in the high 80s I believe.
I like Trott, but I think he may have just had that watershed 'retire' moment.

[csnew]

Hardly. Johnson is known to blow hot and cold. This will be the quickest track of the series, and Johnson's history may mean he is all ovr the shop be the end of the series potentially.

When is the next time Trott will be up against a 90+ mph bowler?

Roach? Certainly can bowl the short ball well.

If he doesn't struggle against pace then he's been struggling against spin.
Will Perth not be the quickest track 

[joeljonno]

I like Trott, but I think he may have just had that watershed 'retire' moment.

Root has struggled against Australia too. Is it time he retired?

There'll come a time when Trott bats when Johnson isn't bowling, hopefully then he'll get a bit of confidence back.

England will be a lot weaker without Trott.

[jamielsn15]

Trott is, and this is a technical term, all over the shop.  Worrying that his mental game, for so long his strength, has left him...

Carberry - so unlucky, felt for him as he looked more comfortable than Cook...

[smokem]

Hardly. Johnson is known to blow hot and cold. This will be the quickest track of the series, and Johnson's history may mean he is all ovr the shop be the end of the series potentially.

When is the next time Trott will be up against a 90+ mph bowler?

Trott got out in identical fashion in Lords to Ryan Harris. So that doesn't really support your theory...

[joeljonno]

I see Pietersen is still playing even though he has an issue with left arm spinners...

Who would replace Trott?

Whoever has stepped up in the last few years has struggles to adapt to Test cricket. Only Root has shown their composure to it, and even now is having a wobble.

It the summer, everyone on this forum hated Broad and didn't see why he should be in the team. Now that the Aussies hate him and he is wearing an Ayrtek, everyone loves him. Give him a bit of time and ask some of the other batsmen to step up a bit too and all will be fine.

[csnew]

There is no replacement on this tour. Bairstow is probably worse.
They'll stick with trott for all 5 games

[Number4]

Why start dropping players?... You haven't lost the first test yet... Geez

[El Nino]

According to sky, Tremlett is bowling the same pace (give 2mph up or down) as he was in the last away Ashes, all the talk about him being slow is rubbish.

Rubbish, he was hitting up about 140kph last tour now is consistently at 125, that is the pace McGrath bowled at.. for a bloke who's 6'10" and built like a brick shithouse its pathetic

[lazza32]

Rubbish, he was hitting up about 140kph last tour now is consistently at 125, that is the pace McGrath bowled at.. for a bloke who's 6'10" and built like a brick shithouse its pathetic

He is big isn't he. I wonder what mountain he was chiselled from?

[Vic Nicholas]

This will be the quickest track of the series,

Incorrect.

Perth is way faster and bouncier.

Melbourne is pretty good too.

Adelaide is a road and Sydney is a spinners deck.

[uknsaunders]

Aus could of finished us off by scheduling Brisbane and Perth as tests 1 and 2. They would of been 2-0 before England got out of second gear.

[joeljonno]

I was only going on what the Verdict stated yesterday, about the pace of the track.

Even a quick bowler like Harris will be easier to play once you have faced quicker in Johnson.

I am confident Trott will be better as we go through the tests. He is working hard and it only takes one bit of luck to get back in form.

England have been notorious slow starters in series, so there is no need to jump on everyone's back so quickly.

[FattusCattus]

Agreed. We will lose this test and have no one to blame but our batters. However, no need to throw the babies out with the bath water, let's see what the second test brings - we could wake up and win that, then it's all to play for!