Ashes 2013/14

[bertlambshank]

Swann will be working for Sky,I didn't smell that coming.

[PaulWinch again]

I was thinking of an ODI side and came up with something like this -

Hales
Cook
KP
Bell
Morgan(c)
Stokes
Buttler
Broad
Jordan
Overton
Briggs

I think there's enough new blood in there, mixed with experience and also a combination of power players and steadier options.

[paul_e]

Looks about right to me, I'd be tempted to try to get Root and Ballance in though, more for international experience than anything else.

[spangley1812]

Hales
Bell
KP
Ballance
Morgan(c)
Stokes
Buttler
Broad
Jordan
Overton
Briggs

This is my team Cook should concentrate on the Test Matches

[OCD]

Hales
Bell
Stokes
Ballance
Morgan (c)
Buttler
Wright
Broad
Jordan
Overton
Briggs

Would be my current team but I don't follow any of the domestic Cricket so there could be others in there who could be worth playing.

[PaulWinch again]

I was thinking maybe Root for Cook as it does give another bowling option and Ballance for KP if they're getting rid of him.

[OCD]

With Root, I would just take him out of the firing line before he's ruined. Let him go and play some county games to rediscover his technique and form. We're not helping him and with figures like 3/22, he's not helping us either.

[PaulWinch again]

With Root, I would just take him out of the firing line before he's ruined. Let him go and play some county games to rediscover his technique and form. We're not helping him and with figures like 3/22, he's not helping us either.

I was talking more long term, but yeah I agree at the moment.

[paul_e]

I also meant long term, it's absolutely correct that Root should be rested for the remainder of this tour and allowed some county games before the Sri Lankans arrive, I doubt there are many people who would think differently, this tour is just damaging him now and we need to start the recovery as soon as possible for him.

[OCD]

Ok, that makes more sense now. I thought we were talking more short-term than that.

[tomd2103]

I was thinking of an ODI side and came up with something like this -

Hales
Cook
KP
Bell
Morgan(c)
Stokes
Buttler
Broad
Jordan
Overton
Briggs

I think there's enough new blood in there, mixed with experience and also a combination of power players and steadier options.

Would agree with most of that, but not sure about that bowling attack.  We've got a year to prepare for the World Cup and hopefully a few players will regain form and others make a claim in that time.  At the moment I would probably go for:

Carberry (would also look at Hales)
Bell
KP
Ballance (Root if he comes back into form)
Morgan (C)
Buttler
Stokes
Broad
Jordan
Tredwell (hopefully another spinner will also make a claim)
Rankin (hopefully Finn will regai his form)

[cheltenhamlion]

We scored well today then. I won't be counting any chickens just yet though.

[PaulWinch again]

Excellent from Buttler and Stokes again, and good to see several players make a contribution. However bowling was far too loose up front and we need to drag it back.

[PaulWinch again]

Hmmm we need a breakthrough here.

[PaulWinch again]

Stokes has done very well to get Bailey out.