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[ProCricketer1982]

I'm not sure I can be bothered to stay up night after night to watch this load of idiots bat. Really feel it's a waste of time until either they show some fight or there are some big changes to freshen it all up (management/ECB and below).

I'm even considering getting rid of sky as I only keep it for cricket and if I ain't gonna watch it there is no point lining the pockets of said players (indirectly I know).

[uknsaunders]

I'm cancelling my Sky Sports Subscription and getting Disney instead. It's more believable than England scoring 400.

[petehosk]

Cricket is a game of confidence as that's not something they have at the moment!
So I would hire a hypnotherapist to get their heads sorted, then have...

Cook
Carbs
Root
KP
Bell
Stokes or Ballance
Prior
Bresnan
Broad
Finn
Anderson

All pace attack as its a pace wicket. Always have root or KP if need a bit of spin but can't see it being needed!

[Alvaro]

If Finn is picked I would be surprised.

They will think long and hard about dropping Swann. At least he can catch!

[WalkingWicket37]

If it's going to be a pacet pitch why not go for:

Root (back as an opener as he did so well at 3 and offers a spin option)
Carberry (had more clue than Cook and can be the 2nd spinner with his tweakers)
Finn (averages 50 at 3 so there's the run machine)
Meaker
Mills
Broad (Captain - he does the T20s and the Aussies would love it)
Prior (WK)
Bresnan
Anderson
Rankin
Tremlett

Win the toss, bat first, get to 250-0 (or 0-250 if you'd prefer) and declare.
Let the 8 man pace attack roll through the Aussies, enforce the follow on and let the spinners run through the demoralised batting line up on a wearing day 3 pitch.

2-1 by the end of Sunday and the series alive once more! 

[Alvaro]

Cameron, I like the cut of your jib. Do you have Frank Tyson's number? He might be up for it.

[uknsaunders]

If it's going to be a pacet pitch why not go for:

Root (back as an opener as he did so well at 3 and offers a spin option)
Carberry (had more clue than Cook and can be the 2nd spinner with his tweakers)
Finn (averages 50 at 3 so there's the run machine)
Meaker
Mills
Broad (Captain - he does the T20s and the Aussies would love it)
Prior (WK)
Bresnan
Anderson
Rankin
Tremlett

Win the toss, bat first, get to 250-0 (or 0-250 if you'd prefer) and declare.
Let the 8 man pace attack roll through the Aussies, enforce the follow on and let the spinners run through the demoralised batting line up on a wearing day 3 pitch.

2-1 by the end of Sunday and the series alive once more! 

Now that's being silly lol

[Number4]

I don't think Perth is going to be as easy for the Aussies as people think... I think this wicket will suit the likes of Anderson and Broad with the extra bounce and swing and the swing is what the Aussie batsman struggled with in the last series

[Manormanic]

Bresnan surely doesnt make it to the XI as there should ideally be only one bowler who can bat a bit and thats Broad. Eng need to unleash their 'big guns'. Get Finn and Rankins in for Anderson and Swann. Not many options available in the batting department for Eng.

Depends how you're looking at it.  England clearly like having Bresnan around for his ability to bowl tight lines at a decent lick, mainly as a containing option with the old ball.  He bats, which is useful, and is a good grabber in the slips, which they will need if Swann is left out.

I do think four seamers are needed - so if Stokes is not to be the fourth (which would allow them Swann or Panesar, possibly the latter given how well he bowls at Old Trafford, which is the nearest comparator for the level of bounce achievable) then Timmy plays.  Either Anderson, Broad, Rankin, Bresnan or Rankin, Broad, Bresnan, Stokes for me. 

[jamesisapayne]

I'm not sure I can be bothered to stay up night after night to watch this load of idiots bat. Really feel it's a waste of time until either they show some fight or there are some big changes to freshen it all up (management/ECB and below).

I'm even considering getting rid of sky as I only keep it for cricket and if I ain't gonna watch it there is no point lining the pockets of said players (indirectly I know).

You're joking right?

[finbarr44]

I agree with petehosks team apart from I have Stokes in for Ballance I think Stokes showed enough to deserve another go and the last time I saw ballance bat he joined the muscovy club in a one dayer against Ireland. Best keep Stokes away from the grog mind.

[100 not out]

I don't think Perth is going to be as easy for the Aussies as people think... I think this wicket will suit the likes of Anderson and Broad with the extra bounce and swing and the swing is what the Aussie batsman struggled with in the last series

But they must feeling confident now, that's half the battle.

[finbarr44]

Should be after murdering us twice. Im the eternal optimist but even im starting to feel resigned, however sport is a funny thing and it tends to make fools of statistics at times.

[Pendles10]

Pieterson, Swann and Anderson expected to be rested............The Aussies to return the urn!!!!!

Yeah just some badly worded news from cricket australia and cricinfo............But the Aussies will still return the urn

[ProCricketer1982]

You're joking right?

No. This team hasn't played well for a while but others have played worse or we got saved by weather. I was turned off football as it just become the players didn't really give a crap and are only really there for the pay check. It seems this side for the last year or so is the same. No way should a pro. to be able to handle a still fairly erratic Johnson and they should have the disciplines to not play as many stupid shots when their brief should have been ' bat long and for the draw' .

It is sad ap it it's currently how I view this England set up. They are stale, they have egos that are now bigger than heir talent