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Australia now have the momentum going into the Ashes series in November after the 2.1 defeat of England.

Seriously this guy is a quack!!

A few things about this ODI series.

1. The obvious- No Swann, Anderson and Broad. I wasn't that impressed with our bowling attack and i'm sure if even 1 of those were playing we would have won the series.

2. The weather- 3 matches out of 5 were played.

3. Bopara, Morgan, Buttler- These 3 players almost single handedly won us the whole series. If Bell was playing or Pietersen showed up then sureley we would have won. Buttler on the plane?

4. Ian Bell- Wasn't playing. Crackers how the man of the Ashes series wasn't able to take his momentum into the ODI series.

5. Johnson and Mckay- Likley hood is that the 2 best bowlers in the ODI series won't be in the test sqaud. Sureley Johnson is a better option than Jackson Bird?
 

Maybe they have a chance but certainly not because of the momentum built from a nothing ODI series where England rested 5 players.
 
I think Engalnd will win again over there but it'll be a good series - the Aussies will prepare pitches to suit seam rather than spin; so Swann will be less of an advantage.
 
Durhamish said:
Maybe they have a chance but certainly not because of the momentum built from a nothing ODI series where England rested 5 players.
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i disagree, i think this will have helped to restore a bit more confidence in themselves, finch if he moves to test cricket, watson with some great knocks and johnson with a return to form with ball will all take some momentum from this.
 
Coach trying to give his players some confidence after the worst run of Test match results imaginable.

Not sure I can see anything wrong with that. The players need all the help they can get and, to be fair, the change of coach can only be seen as positive for the oldest and best cricket international rivalry.
 
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i disagree, i think this will have helped to restore a bit more confidence in themselves, finch if he moves to test cricket, watson with some great knocks and johnson with a return to form with ball will all take some momentum from this.
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Aussies have some decent batsmen scattered around county cricket, keep ignoring them, suppose they picked Rodgers

Got a feeling Finch may be next cab off the rank for them, would seem to fit in with their so called positive cricket plan
 
The Aussies have a real chance down under, and they are lucky to get it so soon. Lehman is only saying what you would expect.

But they will have to develop a proper test mentality. It's no use them having the best of a game, or slapping themselves on the back on their way off the pitch after a good session or a good day -an old English habit-. you have to be able to see a way, after five days, to come out the other end winning, or drawing.

This usually means that at some point in the test you will probably have to fight to stay in the game when it's going against you. This might mean scoring a very few runs in an hour or more but keeping wickets intact, or it might mean bowling a tight line to test the patience and discipline of the batsmen. In short not play like a one day team. They should be able to do this if they are not totally taken in by the "we are the attractive team" rubbish that Lehman and Clarke have enjoyed trotting out as they were being walloped. If Australia don't improve this aspect of their game England will definitely win.

And, for all the praise lavished on Clarke's captaincy, he could also be criticised at times for the lack of a proper test match approach. He would do well to remember that the team he plays in now is not like the team he came into as "pup" Clarke. There are no players around now like Hayden, Langer, Ponting, Gilchrist, Warne, Gillespie and McGrath, (ye gods does that make you come out in a cold sweat or what?!), to dictate the tempo of any match they played in.
 
rowley2 said:
The Aussies have a real chance down under, and they are lucky to get it so soon. Lehman is only saying what you would expect.

But they will have to develop a proper test mentality. It's no use them having the best of a game, or slapping themselves on the back on their way off the pitch after a good session or a good day -an old English habit-. you have to be able to see a way, after five days, to come out the other end winning, or drawing.

This usually means that at some point in the test you will probably have to fight to stay in the game when it's going against you. This might mean scoring a very few runs in an hour or more but keeping wickets intact, or it might mean bowling a tight line to test the patience and discipline of the batsmen. In short not play like a one day team. They should be able to do this if they are not totally taken in by the "we are the attractive team" rubbish that Lehman and Clarke have enjoyed trotting out as they were being walloped. If Australia don't improve this aspect of their game England will definitely win.

And, for all the praise lavished on Clarke's captaincy, he could also be criticised at times for the lack of a proper test match approach. He would do well to remember that the team he plays in now is not like the team he came into as "pup" Clarke. There are no players around now like Hayden, Langer, Ponting, Gilchrist, Warne, Gillespie and McGrath, (ye gods does that make you come out in a cold sweat or what?!), to dictate the tempo of any match they played in.
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The last few of that generation retired cos they couldn't get on with him.
 
It reminds me a lot of England when we were losing Ashes series on a regular basis........lose the test matches and have a fight back in the one dayers and take the series which then led to misplaced optimism around the forthcoming test series
 
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