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Ashes 5th test - Sydney

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Andy Reids Love Chil said:
Genuinely can't understand why they've dropped Root and Carberry is still in there.
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Carberry has performed better than Root.......... :eek:

Is that actually true though? Or just a rumour. BBC ticker says all three aforementioned players have been given their caps this morning so that means they're in. I'd expect Bresnan, Panesar and AN Other to miss out. My money was on Carberry though.
 
MagicRat said:
Live text on bbc website seem to think root still in, though sky lads think he's out. Fcuk knows
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Sky boys generally seem to have knowledge of these things early on hence the surprise selection stuff from them
 
brandon said:
Carberry has performed better than Root.......... :eek:

Is that actually true though? Or just a rumour. BBC ticker says all three aforementioned players have been given their caps this morning so that means they're in. I'd expect Bresnan, Panesar and AN Other to miss out. My money was on Carberry though.
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SKY likely to be closer to the England camp
 
I can't understand why we've dropped Root. I don't feel Carberry has done too much wrong this series, at least compared to his team mates, but surely trying something different at the top of the order and look a bit to the future would have made more sense.

I'm just glad this bloody tour is over in 5 days time and we can forget about cricket for a while. What a f***ing farce!
 
TopCat said:
Short sighted - Carberry isn't going to be around for the next Ashes. Root has been shunted up and down the order in his short career and shown his ability with the big hundred in the summer yet they drop him at the first sign of a dip in form

This is England from the 90s
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Spot on mate.
 
chelt_mackem said:
I can't understand why we've dropped Root. I don't feel Carberry has done too much wrong this series, at least compared to his team mates, but surely trying something different at the top of the order and look a bit to the future would have made more sense.

I'm just glad this bloody tour is over in 5 days time and we can forget about cricket for a while. What a f***ing farce!
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Be over before then :lol:
 
TopCat said:
Short sighted - Carberry isn't going to be around for the next Ashes. Root has been shunted up and down the order in his short career and shown his ability with the big hundred in the summer yet they drop him at the first sign of a dip in form

This is England from the 90s
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Root has looked all over the place recently and reached 50 3 times in his last 18 innings. He's bang out of form, take him out of the firing line, he'll come back.

Cricinfo saying Root's out too
 
mikemanc said:
Root has looked all over the place recently and reached 50 3 times in his last 18 innings. He's bang out of form, take him out of the firing line, he'll come back.
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Is it any wonder? He has batted every position from 1 to 7 in the 15 tests he has played yet still managed an average of 40
 
Am I the only one who doesn't mind the Root decision (if it turns out he's bee dropped).

The bloke has been shit, so why shouldn't he be dropped? Granted Carberry isn't the long term choice but that's to be considered when the selectors meet to pick the side to face Sri Lanka and India surely?

For now, play Carberry. I've already said elsewhere I think it may do Root good to be out the firing line for a bit, so he can go back to Yorkshire and find a bit of nick/learn a few more skills there.
 
TopCat said:
Is it any wonder? He has batted every position from 1 to 7 in the 15 tests he has played yet still managed an average of 40
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What's that got to do with playing and missing every other ball? I'd maybe consider that an issue if he was coming in at 6 and facing Warne rather than some quicks but I really don't see what difference that makes.
 
mikemanc said:
Root has looked all over the place recently and reached 50 3 times in his last 18 innings. He's bang out of form, take him out of the firing line, he'll come back.

Cricinfo saying Root's out too
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Still managing a canny average despite being up and down the order.
 
brandon said:
Am I the only one who doesn't mind the Root decision (if it turns out he's bee dropped).

The bloke has been shit, so why shouldn't he be dropped? Granted Carberry isn't the long term choice but that's to be considered when the selectors meet to pick the side to face Sri Lanka and India surely?

For now, play Carberry. I've already said elsewhere I think it may do Root good to be out the firing line for a bit, so he can go back to Yorkshire and find a bit of nick/learn a few more skills there.
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You my friend have nailed it
 
brandon said:
Am I the only one who doesn't mind the Root decision (if it turns out he's bee dropped).

The bloke has been shit, so why shouldn't he be dropped? Granted Carberry isn't the long term choice but that's to be considered when the selectors meet to pick the side to face Sri Lanka and India surely?

For now, play Carberry. I've already said elsewhere I think it may do Root good to be out the firing line for a bit, so he can go back to Yorkshire and find a bit of nick/learn a few more skills there.
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I didn't think they'd do it but he has looked the poorest batsman of the series with the possible exception of Cook.
 
36.7 chaps. That's a Graeme Hick average not a Graeme Smith

Great prospect obviously and hopefully a fixture for years to come. Whilst it takes a while to get a settled average, he hasn't nailed down a spot yet[DOUBLEPOST=1388703586][/DOUBLEPOST]
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39.69

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I used wiki which is probably wrong

Point holds mind
 
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