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West Indies Test Series


Great day yesterday, capped off by bumping into Sir Alastair late in the day.

Mind my friends went one better as they bumped in to Paul Weller in Warwick Avenue, on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
 
Is that what the selectors call planning for the Ashes? Replacing a fit and active 41 yo with a 34 yo who is blighted by injuries?

I'm sorry but as much as I'm a big fan of Woody I feel that his place should have gone to a young upcoming prospect. Otherwise why not just stick with Anderson?
 
Aidan11 said:
Is that what the selectors call planning for the Ashes? Replacing a fit and active 41 yo with a 34 yo who is blighted by injuries?

I'm sorry but as much as I'm a big fan of Woody I feel that his place should have gone to a young upcoming prospect. Otherwise why not just stick with Anderson?
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Think really they should have played Potts or Pennington at Lords instead of Woakes or Bashir, with one of them replacing Anderson at Trent Bridge.
 
Aidan11 said:
Is that what the selectors call planning for the Ashes? Replacing a fit and active 41 yo with a 34 yo who is blighted by injuries?

I'm sorry but as much as I'm a big fan of Woody I feel that his place should have gone to a young upcoming prospect. Otherwise why not just stick with Anderson?
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I think Wood has that little bit of X factor that they hoping will help on fast Aussie wickets.

Which is probably the reason rightly or wrongly

Which sounds good in theory but keeping him fully fit for that will be granted a challenge
 
I understand and agree with the pundits that the WIndies are undercooked but their batting records suggest that they are quite average.. hope they turn it around in the next couple of tests like.
 
Some confused thinking if itā€™s around the ashes in 16 months no chance Woakes goes whatā€™s the chances of a near 36 Woody making it.

I know they are hoping Archer makes it back love him to but thatā€™s a huge ask with his elbow issues.
 
chunkyshanhawk53 said:
I hate this planning for the Ashes nonsense

Yes, itā€™s a big series, but itā€™s not the only series
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Only Australia and India are worthwhile series nowadays. If they want to he seen as the Hest then winning in Australia and India are the bench mark. Every series is important and nice to win but for the most part won't be remembered long after like an away ashes etc. We can beat most teams still while building towards a bigger objective still.
I should add I don't agree with their handling of anderson though, certainly when they have kept woakes for the full home series
 
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Durham-Mackem41 said:
Some confused thinking if itā€™s around the ashes in 16 months no chance Woakes goes whatā€™s the chances of a near 36 Woody making it.

I know they are hoping Archer makes it back love him to but thatā€™s a huge ask with his elbow issues.
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Dropping Jimmy wasn't about 'building a team for the future' at all, was it?
 
Aidan11 said:
Is that what the selectors call planning for the Ashes? Replacing a fit and active 41 yo with a 34 yo who is blighted by injuries?

I'm sorry but as much as I'm a big fan of Woody I feel that his place should have gone to a young upcoming prospect. Otherwise why not just stick with Anderson?
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Woody had a very good series down under last time, almost as good as Jimmy's.

There's no other reason they gave him a 3 year deal other than aiming him squarely at the 25/26 Ashes.

The treatment of Anderson smacks of trying to be too clever and that always, absolutely always, ends in failure.
 
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