England are poor, and the ashes are gone. Will we try something new and different in the next test? I hope so. But some how doubt it.
Root
Carberry
Bell
Pietersen
Cook
Ballance
Bairstow
Stokes
Bresnan
Mills
Panesar
I know people will say"why drop cook down" but I think a left/right opening combo will add something different.
Broads injured, so mills can be called up.
Bowlings probably light, but it's a decent top 9!
If they get hammered,then they'd have done just as well as the current lot!
Cook, Carberry (cooks the skipper and carbs has done ok (ish))
Root at three
Bell at 4 - he's now our star player and the only man in some form really
Robson 5 - I'm eying him up as the future 1/2/3 so let's get him in and learning
Balance 6 - probably our future.. Get him in
Stokes - I think he's shown enough as all rounder to get some more game time
After that, I don't really have the bowling knowledge to know who is about but 3 more bowlers please (one spinner)
Home conditions is something I don't buy into and sounds like excuses to me. In England England got lucky, now aus have confidence and are playing well and England are still the same (if not worse) and have been thumped. Aus aren't a very good side, Johnson is still hit and miss, Harris is knackered and his knee is (No Swearing Please), sidle is a quality work horse bit England's batsmen have gifted him wickets (cough KP/Prior).
I can't blame Aussies for lauding it over England as they've lost recently but I don't think their team is that good.