Second Ashes test - Your team

[RascaI]

What nationality are you like?

Nationality neutral pal. I don’t believe we should be judged by where we come from, and what the fucks it got to do with you anyway ya mackem bastard.

 

[Baby Give It Up]

England hahahaha they’re not playing England. They’re playing a team born all over world.

You are such a f***ing whopper

 

[Mainze]

Nationality neutral pal. I don’t believe we should be judged by where we come from, and what the fucks it got to do with you anyway ya mackem bastard.

Wheez this f***ing slab?

 

[TopCat]

As captain? Yes in my opinion. He's a relatively inexperienced test match captain (2 and a half years). Look at the ODI set up, it's taken Morgan the best part of 5 years to reach the pinnacle.

Good point, but on average a Test captain (for England) lasts 4/5 years
Gooch 1990-1993
Atherton 1993-1998
Stewart 1998-1999
Hussain 1999-2003
Vaughan 2003-2008
Pietersen 2008-2009
Strauss 2009-2012
Cook 2012-2017
Root 2017-


If Root isn't up to the job (I never thought he was and still don't) then is there any merit in persisting with him? If this series is a trouncing then I can't see hem surviving

Just people who have no real experience (Buttler/Stokes/Broad). That won't change.

We seem to follow the Aussie method of selecting the bext XI (ish) and then choosing a captain from that 11 - invariably our best batsman.
I wonder if now is a time to pick a captain and build the team around him. Is there an argument to give Morgan the job for a couple of years and bring some stability to the leadership? Let Root get on with being the best no.3 in the world (or attempting to at least)

 

[Comeback_Kenwyne]

Unfortunaly we dont have anyone to replace him as captain.

Burns has a bit of captaincy experience. If he gets three or four tons then he may be worth considering. But would have to have a series like that to justify that - and good innings in Edgbaston notwithstanding, I can't see it.

 

[Herberthall]

Nationality neutral pal. I don’t believe we should be judged by where we come from, and what the fucks it got to do with you anyway ya mackem bastard.

Have you just caught your wife/partner getting bucked off a New Zealander or a South African?

 

[TheRey]

Nationality neutral pal. I don’t believe we should be judged by where we come from, and what the fucks it got to do with you anyway ya mackem bastard.

Obvious troll is obvious.

 

[Voice of fair play]

Does Root survive a 2nd Ashes series defeat?

There is a hell of a lot cricket to be played before considering that, could be the hero by the end of the series!

 

[TopCat]

There is a hell of a lot cricket to be played before considering that, could be the hero by the end of the series!

Absolutely!

 

[BIG BAZ]

Archer in .....Ali dropped...Leach in

 

[scotch]

Archer in .....Ali dropped...Leach in

Bairstow.denly in last chance saloon i reckon.

 

[Parkside]

Bairstow.denly in last chance saloon i reckon.

Bairstow place safe- player power rules.

 

[Mainze]

Archer in .....Ali dropped...Leach in

No surprises there, brought in to give more control. Hardly a exciting selection though.

Bairstow.denly in last chance saloon i reckon.

Watched Hain from Warwickshire the other night, something about that lad. Can’t be far off a call up....

 

[TravellingMackem]

Bairstow.denly in last chance saloon i reckon.

Think Jonny’s got some credit in the bank still. Denly desperately needs a score though, as does Burns or he’ll quickly be branded as the next Jennings/Robson - 1 flukey hundred and otherwise useless.

 

[Boo]

Archer in .....Ali dropped...Leach in

Quite right, too. And no replacement for the injured Stone, I guess, because Archer the paceman is already replacing Anderson. (Oddly, killing two birds with one stone!).

 

[chopsfc007]

Think Jonny’s got some credit in the bank still. Denly desperately needs a score though, as does Burns or he’ll quickly be branded as the next Jennings/Robson - 1 flukey hundred and otherwise useless.

Bring curren in for denly and Foakes for Bairstow

 

[TravellingMackem]

Bring curren in for denly and Foakes for Bairstow

I thought foakes was injured?

 

[chopsfc007]

I thought foakes was injured?

Was playing for Surrey in t20 batting 9 i think

 

[Boo]

Bring curren in for denly and Foakes for Bairstow

I think it's too soon to drop Bairstow and they probably wouldn't see a Number 8 as a replacement for a Number 4 (not a bad call, though). Foakes has been really unlucky.

 

[Mainze]

Weather looking very iffy, could be a 4 day test match this one.