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Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
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Tue May 09, 2017 9:43 amby Arthur Crabtree
This is the Ashes selection meeting for the tour to Australia this winter. First of all we need to pick five pace bowlers (I'll include Ben Stokes in among the batters giving us a probably sixth).
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
Posted:
Tue May 09, 2017 9:50 amby Arthur Crabtree
Decided to leave out James Anderson. I've gone for a few pace options with Plunkett and Wood (nearly took Footitt but he was an injury risk too far). I'm hoping R.Jones might get a cap before the winter, as the current stand out bowler in CC. Woakes and Broad survive.
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
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Tue May 09, 2017 9:59 amby DiligentDefence
All a bit speculative at the moment. Taken Coad but that might change if another young bowler impresses and Coad fades. Also gone for Wood but very injury and comeback dependent.
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
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Tue May 09, 2017 10:00 amby Arthur Crabtree
Might be a Lions squad to back up the injury risks.
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
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Tue May 09, 2017 10:09 amby rich1uk
assuming everyone is fit i think anderson, broad, woakes and wood are certainties so that leaves one free spot
ball probably the front runner but Overton has been around the fringes of the discussion and has made a decent start to the season so i plumped for him, Coad obviously the big talking point so far and England have shown a willingness to pick someone with only really one season of FC cricket behind them when they picked Hameed last year so if he can even stay close to maintaining the sort of start he had you never know
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
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Tue May 09, 2017 1:40 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Last time Emgland stocked up on tall pace bowlers, and while they lost 5-0, I can't believe they will totally give up on that option. I think they'll take someone as an option to test the batters short of a length, Tremlett style. But Hoggard did ok with fairly floaty swing (while also losing 5-0) so variety is needed.
Voting available at top of thread.
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
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Tue May 09, 2017 2:45 pmby andy
Anderson, Broad, Wood, Ball. Footitt
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
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Tue May 09, 2017 7:40 pmby braveneutral
No David Willey!
Went with usual suspects and Coad.
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
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Tue May 09, 2017 8:20 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Benco is in the squad at the moment.
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
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Thu May 11, 2017 5:53 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Can I cadge a few more votes?
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
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Thu May 11, 2017 6:27 pmby rich1uk
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Can I cadge a few more votes?
that could be the Labour campaign slogan for next month
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
Posted:
Thu May 11, 2017 6:49 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Not worked either...
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
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Thu May 11, 2017 10:58 pmby Alviro Patterson
Jimmy Anderson
Stuart Broad
Chris Woakes
Tom Curran
Jack Brooks
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
Posted:
Thu May 11, 2017 11:03 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Nearly put Brooks down as a choice but it looks like he'll miss a lot of this season.
Re: Ashes selection: Pace Bowlers.
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Thu May 11, 2017 11:05 pmby rich1uk
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Nearly put Brooks down as a choice but it looks like he'll miss a lot of this season.
after i put him in my CC FL team
