Ashes 2013/14

[eastie]

Fuck the Ashes, when is the H+V team doing a tour of somewhere like Somerset?

I was rather hoping we would take in Barbados or somewhere warmer

I think we need to get some practice in first. I suggest we start in the Rose Villa tavern and take it from there.

I suggest the Barbados Hilton and take it from there .

Too windy there. Right on the Peninsula, between the Caribbean and Atlantic.

I suggest further up the coast, towards St James and Holetown.

I can bowl a bit.

Holetown sounds fine - you book the hotel rooms and you can be bowling coach

[Andy Poole]

Rankin spotted having a long chat with Flower in the nets this morning. @tmsproducer

[bertlambshank]

Rankin spotted having a long chat with Flower in the nets this morning. @tmsproducer

Love him to get Warner right on the nugget.

[OCD]

Took them long enough to put Bell at 3.

[PaulWinch again]

Root dropped? That's very weird, there doesn't appear a lot of forward thinking to our selection. Does that mean Root's out for summer now?!

[Colhint]

we won the bloody toss. Also 1st time in History that Australia have been able to play the same 11 in a five match series,

I reckon the odds on those two things alone must have been 1000 to 1

[bertlambshank]

Root dropped? That's very weird, there doesn't appear a lot of forward thinking to our selection. Does that mean Root's out for summer now?!

Dropping Root is all about protecting Cook.I was expecting to sit this one out with a ''back injury''.

[OzVilla]

No, I think it's tough on Carberry if they dropped him after maybe giving him instructions about playing the anchor role.

Root will be back no doubt.  They clearly want another stroke player in Ballance so if Carberry approaches with a different and more natural to him mindset then it quite an attacking batting line up.

Fair play to Australia, same 11 throughout the series. How any have England used?

Tells you all you need to know in that stat alone!

[bertlambshank]

No, I think it's tough on Carberry if they dropped him after maybe giving him instructions about playing the anchor role.

Root will be back no doubt.  They clearly want another stroke player in Ballance so if Carberry approaches with a different and more natural to him mindset then it quite an attacking batting line up.

Fair play to Australia, same 11 throughout the series. How any have England used?

Tells you all you need to know in that stat alone!

18 it's a record.

[OCD]

Root's been getting in the side on potential alone. That shouldn't be the basis of the selection policy.

[OzVilla]

Yes! Fuck off Warner.

[paul_e]

Excellent delivery to get him, Broad has bowled really well this tour, one of the few bright spots for us.

[OzVilla]

No, I think it's tough on Carberry if they dropped him after maybe giving him instructions about playing the anchor role.

Root will be back no doubt.  They clearly want another stroke player in Ballance so if Carberry approaches with a different and more natural to him mindset then it quite an attacking batting line up.

Fair play to Australia, same 11 throughout the series. How any have England used?

Tells you all you need to know in that stat alone!

18 it's a record.

So is Finn the only one that hasn't played?

If so I'm not sure if it's a good one to miss or a damning inditment. Or both!

[olaftab]

Excellent delivery to get him, Broad has bowled really well this tour, one of the few bright spots for us.

The bowling side of the team has been ok despite Swann and Anderson not being on top form. It's the batting that's shameful.

[adrenachrome]

Interesting interview with Boycott on espncricinfo:

England have disintegrated mentally