MustardAndOnions
Winger
Not against bowling over 88mph. Unless athers n nass just decided to make it up
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Ashes Squad 2025
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Not against bowling over 88mph. Unless athers n nass just decided to make it up
I’d be amazed mate, amazed if he didn’t. Gooch definitely, he averaged 45 against the West Indies. They were all over 88!
MustardAndOnions
Winger
If you think about Crawley when he does struggle it’s against slower bowlers, I think it’s only marsh he struggled against last ashes
It’s unusual for an England player but also shows why he is picked. As scoring runs again Sam cook and Ben Raine in May Doesnt prepare you for Cummins n starc
I don’t disagree with that. I just don’t think he’s consistently scored enough in general to have had so many chances. If he fails over the winter, it’s got to be time to move on.
MustardAndOnions
Winger
I think he’s been pretty good in the “big series”, you can’t discount tge others I know, but they just want him for this series and I guess a few low scores against Pakistan or whatever you put up with
Yeah he would move on I am sure if struggled. Which is fair enough.
I just will get annoyed at people saying why is he playing if he does. He’s still the right call for this specific tour!
I would also play Pope too btw. Not sure if people saw Ali Cook’s comments last week but that is my view point, I know it’s not popular
Voice of fair play
Striker
Yeah that’s fair up to a point.
But I still maintain players seem better out of sides than in them in certain quarters
And if I had to choose between going with the option of giving players more time or chopping and changing would go with the first option, especially when the options are limited, which they are in the opening position for example.
Obviously it’s about getting the right balance.
This England set up obviously is a enjoyable place to be which gives you a better chance of success imo, than previous regimes that were not as enjoyable and under too much pressure and too many changes.
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Mr.Thunders
Striker
I always feel this way ahead of a series down under.Just hope the series isn't over by early December.
Raich Carter
Striker
Hick has more runs at a lower average for England. I expect there’ll be quite a few who played a lot of tests for second rate sides during that era, which was relatively low scoring, who do as well.
When I first posted the stat, Crawley was below Hick. But he’s moved ahead
There was one Zimbabwean I think.
Ok. Mind you in itself it’s also quite an obviously flawed measure of being shit when you consider that you can also say it about Sachin Tendulkar.
It’s not if you average 31 mind
Maybe do it as most tests with lowest average as opposed to most runs.
MustardAndOnions
Winger
I’m going to the 5th test if you want a pint in the ground.
Sounds good mate send me a message near the time
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It’s not if you average 31 mind
Maybe do it as most tests with lowest average as opposed to most runs.
You are just obsessed with just averages mind, it Doesnt win any argument just listing it like. As I said, Ben stokes averages 35 in a plumb batting spot.
Didn’t open though did he? Standard of pace bowling around the world has never been higher acrosss the board, when you think of what the likes of India used to serve up.
Just in general, openers don’t average 40 really now, not many anyway, It’s a very very hard role, theyd all average more batting 5 or 6 like.
Openers are there to get the team off too good starts and him and Crawley consistently do that.
It’s our best partnership since cook and Strauss, and if you wanted to go down the stat route, which I don’t, Theres times when they have been much better than them.
Theres absolutely no batsman outside of this who should be in the side
None of the openers are anywhere near Crawley and Duckett
The only one who has really really banged the door down is Jordan Cox, whose record and scoring rate ie remarkable
Not really sure who people are referring too
I’ve been told by a v good source mine that Emilio Gay is the one they are strongly considering for a call up if anything happens, a journo told me that.
He is hit and miss but hes a strong back foot player and can hit good balls on the up for 4
He’s the type of batsman in theory more suited to test cricket than others like hameed and co who don’t have the attributes in my opinion
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Stokes is an allrounder. There aren’t that many number 6s that average more
MustardAndOnions
Winger
Crawley is an opener. A much harder place to bat.
Sure. But the point is that he’s the lowest averaging opener of all time with that many tests/runs
Even Kraigg Braithwaite.
Silly Point
Striker
Suddenly find myself in a shit situation now but I'm not f***ing missing this. All paid for anyway apart from spends over there. Parents will hopefully help a bit too. f***ing shit life isn't stopping this for fuck sake.
First Test mate if you're around and want to chew the fat about cricket, life, everything. I certainly do.
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Voice of fair play
Striker
It’s never as simple as looking at averages for me, never has been for me.
Ollie Robinson has a good average as a bowler but doesn’t look like attitude fits with team ethic.
Crawley has a sub standard average but him and Duckett clearly suit each other and got us off to some cracking starts.
Rather than look like frightened to play any shots which we had before this regime took over where we were 30 for 2 or 3 regularly
I have no issue having Crawley in the side and not Robinson.
Because other factors we have plenty of options as seam bowlers.
But little to no options to open the batting.
Sibley and Hameed clearly the best of domestic options and would have them no way near the pressure of a Ashes away series!
Ollie Robinson has a good average as a bowler but doesn’t look like attitude fits with team ethic.
Crawley has a sub standard average but him and Duckett clearly suit each other and got us off to some cracking starts.
Rather than look like frightened to play any shots which we had before this regime took over where we were 30 for 2 or 3 regularly
I have no issue having Crawley in the side and not Robinson.
Because other factors we have plenty of options as seam bowlers.
But little to no options to open the batting.
Sibley and Hameed clearly the best of domestic options and would have them no way near the pressure of a Ashes away series!
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It's an omission imo not having a reserve opener in the squad and Hameed is clearly a more mature player and character than when discarded by both Lancashire and England. He's just led a previously vastly underachieving Notts team to the County Championship. Away Ashes series are a test of character and certainly not for the faint hearted but the way Hameed has turned his career around doesn't indicate a weakness in character. Care to clarify and justify your criticism of him?
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Yeah of course. Robinson would obviously play if he was fit and could be arsed. Robinson is clearly a test player in principle.
Crawley has played 60 tests without ever really looking the answer (similar to Hick, who at least did it at first class level)
I’d absolutely play Crawley now, we have to, it’s what it’s all built up to. And let’s hope he smashes it and makes me look silly.
Jacks is bollocks. On every level.
That’s a really good post
