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[Biggie Smalls]

Simon Katich is coming out of retirement?!

Yep , and he'll be bowling southpaw thunderbolts !

[Biggie Smalls]

You've basically just described Gary Ballance.....

Gaz tries to get on the front foot from that position or , weight wise, plays 'playing from the crease'  shots, whereas Handscomb plays true backfoot shots from those positions .
But thats fine , we'll compare handscombs and ballances averages at the end of the ashes and see who was more effective then .

[rickjames]

Eurgh

[Rob580]

Gaz tries to get on the front foot from that position or , weight wise, plays 'playing from the crease'  shots, whereas Handscomb plays true backfoot shots from those positions .
But thats fine , we'll compare handscombs and ballances averages at the end of the ashes and see who was more effective then .

Deal, as long as we can include the comparison for the Aussie 6, 7 & 8 against Bairstow, Ali & Woakes. 

With any luck Ballance won't play a game, even if he does, he'll just be facing Lyon & whatever no-one allrounder they pick for Number 6 with Cummins, Starc & Hazlewood looking on from the Physio Table.... 

[GoodLeave]

Oh good. I was getting kind of bored of the forum "You'll win, we're rubbish. No, you'll win, we're rubbish" niceties.

Let the best POHMS win!

[Kulli]

I always thought aussies taking the piss out of england for having so many o.s players ( particularly saffas) was sooo yawn inducingly boring and irrelevant.  I  think the same now .
But if you want to know the background of the player who will have by far most influence on the ashes  ....its Croatian.

Len Pascoe?

It was pretty tounge in cheek. As a half German Scotsman supporting England from Norway I don't give too much value to nationality.

[Woodyspin]

@Biggie Smalls firstly why qoute yourself when you posted the previous one.. Secondly you mossed the point completely

[Biggie Smalls]

@Biggie Smalls firstly why qoute yourself when you posted the previous one.. Secondly you mossed the point completely

Its like tagging on extra info / t.b.c etc .....wouldnt make much sense if i just replied and someone else had posted in the interim ( my post wouldnt have been the last one then).

If ive mossed the point , sorry , but it sounded like oz have just two batsmen and if you dont play hooks you wont get out to bouncers ....if thats way off the mark you can always clarify , no ?

[Biggie Smalls]

Nov 4th western australian xl vs england to be televised on bt sport .

[mattdawson]

Nov 4th western australian xl vs england to be televised on bt sport .

where did you find that? I checked bt sport tv guide for a start time, but no mention of it?

http://sport.bt.com/tv-guide-01363810618853

unless im blind (quite probably  )

[Biggie Smalls]

where did you find that? I checked bt sport tv guide for a start time, but no mention of it?

http://sport.bt.com/tv-guide-01363810618853

unless im blind (quite probably  )

On cricket australia website it was promoting the stream on the site and stated it was unavailable to u.k and n.z , but u.k could watch it on bt sport.

[Woodyspin]

Its like tagging on extra info / t.b.c etc .....wouldnt make much sense if i just replied and someone else had posted in the interim ( my post wouldnt have been the last one then).

If ive mossed the point , sorry , but it sounded like oz have just two batsmen and if you dont play hooks you wont get out to bouncers ....if thats way off the mark you can always clarify , no ?

The comment on woakes was slightly unrelated to the first part, he pulls well so i dont think he would be overly troubled. But there's been alot of england batsman fending off bouncers and getting out. All im saying here is dont play it all and you can't get out.

Linked in with Sachins series of no Cover drives, kept getting out playing it so decided not to play it. Its simple really.

[Rob580]

The comment on woakes was slightly unrelated to the first part, he pulls well so i dont think he would be overly troubled. But there's been alot of england batsman fending off bouncers and getting out. All im saying here is dont play it all and you can't get out.

Linked in with Sachins series of no Cover drives, kept getting out playing it so decided not to play it. Its simple really.

I'd like to see it being 'simple' & 'easy' when someone is smashing it in half-way down at you at 90mph at the Gabba!

I get your point, but I think you might be underplaying some bowling skill here.

Anyway, here's one for the Aussies, who are you hoping will be picked at 6 and to keep wicket?

As a Pom I'd like to see Cartwright/Maxwell and Wade, but as a cricket fan I'd quite like to see Stoinis and Nevill, Stoinis looks like a decent allrounder and has a bit of something about him. Nevill is obviously the better gloveman, and I can't really see much between their batting, Wade gets hyped up because he's a mouthy so and so behind the stumps, and Smith likes that....

[Woodyspin]

Maybe i am but its not like it cant be replicated evem with bowlers theres always matting that can be experimented with that can speed up the surface

[csnew]

Finn and ali to miss the first 2 warm up games. Tours already a shambles