Your Ashes XI & Ashes Squad Discussion

[Bornadog]

Re: Your Ashes XI

Team announced.

The Australian Ashes squad is:

Michael Clarke (C)
Brad Haddin (VC)
Jackson Bird
Ed Cowan
James Faulkner
Ryan Harris
Phil Hughes
Usman Khawaja
Nathan Lyon
James Pattinson
Chris Rogers
Peter Siddle
Mitchell Starc
Matthew Wade
David Warner
Shane Watson

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Rogers is a bit of a surprsie, but his numbers stack up.

Haddin named as VC.. as a keeper/ batsman or just batsman... Interesting times ahead.

Taking Haddin is a joke let alone VC.

[Greystache]

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*!*!*!*! me. Brad Haddin, he seems to have some God given right to be in the team regardless of performance. He'll be a great man when the chips are down, throw his wicket away when we're trying to build a respectable score then drop a catch and let 25 byes through because "he's so disappointed with his batting performance".

[Remi Moses]

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Glad they picked Chris Rogers. ( deserved a shot)
Haddin, ahead of Wade? WTF!( there saying Haddin's the keeper)
No second tweeker ?The Oval?
Ryan Harris, good selection. Mitch Johnson , good non selection
I see the sook is still in the side ( Watson)

[lemmon]

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Have to keep in mind that we will have a lot of guys outside the squad but in the area: Agar, Burns etc who can be called in. Smith probably a bit stiff after his tour of India and I don't really get Faulkner's role, if he plays it cant be any higher than 8, he isn't a test number 7 yet.

Haddin is obviously ridiculous but other than that its the best squad they probably could've come up with

[Bornadog]

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Have to keep in mind that we will have a lot of guys outside the squad but in the area: Agar, Burns etc who can be called in. Smith probably a bit stiff after his tour of India and I don't really get Faulkner's role, if he plays it cant be any higher than 8, he isn't a test number 7 yet.

Haddin is obviously ridiculous but other than that its the best squad they probably could've come up with

Where is Cummins at?

[lemmon]

Re: Your Ashes XI & Ashes Squad Discussion

Where is Cummins at?

He's fit and bowling at the Centre of Excellence but the lad needs cricket, he hasnt played competitively in 6 months and hasn't played first class cricket since November 2011, coming up on 18 months. I think we are settled for quicks without having to rush him in, let the boy string games together for NSW for mine.

[GVGjr]

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6 quicks and one spinner isn't balanced.
There is a lot of top order batsman and not many that would naturally fit at 5 and 6.

Haddin has to be the wicket keeper doesn't he? We shouldn't bat him or Wade at 6.

[lemmon]

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6 quicks and one spinner isn't balanced.
There is a lot of top order batsman and not many that would naturally fit at 5 and 6.

Haddin has to be the wicket keeper doesn't he? We shouldn't bat him or Wade at 6.

I think there thinking is Agar is already over there so no need for him to be in the squad and Ahmed isn't eligible yet. The most likely middle order batsman in Bailey and Burns will be over there as well

[jeemak]

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*!*!*!*! me. Brad Haddin, he seems to have some God given right to be in the team regardless of performance. He'll be a great man when the chips are down, throw his wicket away when we're trying to build a respectable score then drop a catch and let 25 byes through because "he's so disappointed with his batting performance".

It's probably one of those "great guy to have in the dressing room" things.

Plus he's a blond bogan from NSW.

[lemmon]

Re: Your Ashes XI & Ashes Squad Discussion

Say it aint so but Ryan Harris is out for 6-8 weeks with an Achilles injury. Honestly I have no idea why a guy in his position would go to the IPL in the first place

[Bornadog]

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Say it aint so but Ryan Harris is out for 6-8 weeks with an Achilles injury. Honestly I have no idea why a guy in his position would go to the IPL in the first place

Money

[lemmon]

Re: Your Ashes XI & Ashes Squad Discussion

Money

He apparently ignored CA advice to go over there. In the choice of one last pay day or one last big crack in Ashes cricket I know which I would choose.

[Bornadog]

Re: Your Ashes XI & Ashes Squad Discussion

He apparently ignored CA advice to go over there. In the choice of one last pay day or one last big crack in Ashes cricket I know which I would choose.

yes, at 33 he won't be getting many more chances.

[GVGjr]

Re: Your Ashes XI & Ashes Squad Discussion

He apparently ignored CA advice to go over there. In the choice of one last pay day or one last big crack in Ashes cricket I know which I would choose.

Not the smartest move I wouldn't have thought.
I guess with the money that is being splashed around the boyhood dreams of playing for your country moves down the pecking order.

[Rocco Jones]

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Not the smartest move I wouldn't have thought.
I guess with the money that is being splashed around the boyhood dreams of playing for your country moves down the pecking order.

Perhaps moves to the side rather than down if that makes sense!