·
Mitchell
Johnson – Taken 17 wickets so far this series, the majority of them the English
lower order. He is not as threatening as people make out, he only bowls in
short spells, just need to see him off, aka Ian Bell
·
Dismissals
– 21 of the English wickets to fall have been caught in the leg side. A very
high percentage being caught and an even higher percentage on the leg side. In
other words poor shot selection.
·
Can’t
catch – how many more dollies?
·
Twilight
of career - Some off the English players have already reached the top of the
game, now they are in the slippery slope downwards, and not much is coming in
behind – sound familiar?
·
Not
enough depth – Who is going to replace the likes of Anderson, Swann, Prior,
Trott, Pietersen? From what I can see in reserve, not much.
·
Andy
Flower – Thank you for what you have achieved for England, now time to move on.
·
Unsure
of best side – The side which went out in 2010/11, the 11 which started in
Brisbane was somewhat a done deal! Now we don’t know who is going to open, go
in at three, five and six, plus what bowling attack to use.
·
Shortcomings
in the summer – 3-0 was the score to England, but it was a lot closer than
that. The Aussies could and should of won at Trent Bridge and they had England
on the ropes at Old Trafford and Chester-le-Street.
I
could go on, but what’s the point, need to move on. First thing is to get the
selection right in Perth and not lose! I believe England have only won once
there, and that was against an Australian 3rd XI some 40 years ago.
Then
win at Melbourne and Sydney, happy hunting grounds recently, so the series will
be tied and the Ashes retained. Then all what I’ve written above can be binned
(but not forgotten).
But
will this really happen? Well this current crop of English players have
surprised me in the past (notably India last winter), so why not or am I being optimistic?
Ok,
5.27, time to get some much needed sleep, no skittles or Thatchers tonight!
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