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[Johnny]

Left arm quick net bowling to prepare for Starc perhaps?

[six and out]

So who are the bowlers going to be for the last warm up game...

Broad - as he didn't play this game
Ali - meant to be fit now and hasn't played a game
Curran - to get some game time in AUS conditions
Overton - ?? That would mean he's played every game
Woakes - ?? That would mean he's played every game
Crane - ?? Are we going to play 2 spinners

Anderson will surely be rested before the test as he's played every game so far.

I think it's lucky we didn't bowl to many overs that 2nd innings.

[FattusCattus]

Left arm quick net bowling to prepare for Starc perhaps?

Precisely - he's called up to help with preparation and has no real chance of playing. Having a slippery quick left arm over in the nets won't exactly replicate Starc, but it will help a lot and is better than having no preparation at all against bowling from this angle.

[ppccopener]

Broad , Anderson, woakes, Ali absolute nailed on so its a bit easier if the team is listed. We havnt had a Pete hosk team list for a while -Pete get on it- until then how about this?

Cook
Stoneman
Vince
Root
Malan
Bairstow
Ali
Woakes
Broad
Anderson

That's 10 ....umm. I think Crane could play but the issue is broad and Anderson cannot be bowled I to the ground early it will wreck the tour

That means Overton has to play and just one spinner in Ali.

What does everyone else think? Getting a bit more excited now the 1st test is getting closer.

Malan is in possession of the number 5 spot although there is a slight argument Ballance was injured but that's a bit flaky to me 

[Jlscarroll17]

Total joke of calling up someone that can't break into their county side, surely you'd rather take another bowler that if called upon would be able to step up I.e Jordan or plunkett, cranes looked god in the warm up games but sometimes a few to many loose deliveries but that's expected of a young spinner, would of like to see Patel on the tour hasn't done much wrong over the course of the season

[northernboy1987]

Malan is in possession of the number 5 spot although there is a slight argument Ballance was injured but that's a bit flaky to me 

Malan (while not exactly setting the world alight just yet) hasn't done anything to deserve dropping, he'll deffo start the first test at 5, plus he's actually (along with Stoneman) looked the best batter in the warm ups so far.

[Buzz]

Left arm quick net bowling to prepare for Starc perhaps?

Well done Edge.
Obviously he has been called up for preparation against starc, but still a bit of a bolter.

[six and out]

From what i have read it is purely a call up for the warm up game and Garton will actually go back to the Lions to play in their game vs Queensland which starts Mon Nov 27th.

England actually expect Ball to be fit in about a weeks time.

Like others have said valuable experience against LA seamers for our batters though.

[Seniorplayer]

Broad , Anderson, woakes, Ali absolute nailed on so its a bit easier if the team is listed. We havnt had a Pete hosk team list for a while -Pete get on it- until then how about this?

Cook
Stoneman
Vince
Root
Malan
Bairstow
Ali
Woakes
Broad
Anderson

That's 10 ....umm. I think Crane could play but the issue is broad and Anderson cannot be bowled I to the ground early it will wreck the tour

That means Overton has to play and just one spinner in Ali.

What does everyone else think? Getting a bit more excited now the 1st test is getting closer.

Malan is in possession of the number 5 spot although there is a slight argument Ballance was injured but that's a bit flaky to me 

Good point re Anderson and Broad  theres so much dependant on these two   England will need to pick a spinner  who if doesn't take wickets will block an end to give them a breather.

[Cow_corner]

Get the Ginger Ninja on a plane EK036 leaves the Toon about 1.30 daily. Innocent until proven guilty.

[alexhilly1492]

Cook
Stoneman
Vince
Root
Malan
Bairstow
Ali
Woakes
Overton
Broad
Anderson

Balanced and has enough there to cause issues for the Aussies!

Get a draw at the gabba and go to Adelaide and win series on!

[manno]

Get the Ginger Ninja on a plane EK036 leaves the Toon about 1.30 daily. Innocent until proven guilty.

Any plane?

[Biggie Smalls]

Interesting in that i think ,with 15 days until the 1st test , the eng side is locked in already , whereas the oz team isnt....
Eng
Cook , stoneman, vince , root , malan , bairstow , ali , woakes , overton , broad , anderson.
Oz
Renshaw,  warner , khawaja,  smith,  handsomb,  maxwell /cartwright /lehmann /bancroft , nevill /wade / carey /bancroft , starc , cummins,  lyon,  hazlewood.

[ppccopener]

Neville and wade are the two keepers correct? Seems odd to us there is not an outstanding keeper, pretty much everyone in the past has been top draw. Brad Haddin most recent perhaps did not get the credit due-he got very useful runs and was tidy.

England's selection(we think) should be fairly easy, I do think myself Crane could play as a second spinner but for the start broad and Anderson need some protecting-meaning Overton and Woakes may need to do some donkey work.

That's presuming there won't be a lot in the wickets for the seamers.

[WalkingWicket37]

Is there any chance Tim Piane could be in the side for the Ashes?

Had it not been for that horror break of his finger he'd have been the man in possession of the gloves for years by now, wouldn't he?