Ashes 2019...

Excellent outcome to the series when you consider there was talk of a whitewash after the 1st test......

I put it down to my profound influence on the game from the OCS on Day 2, the day we effectively won it. Putting the 'fluence on Marcus Harris to drop Joe Denley was crucial. That was the Herschelle Gibbs moment of the game

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Originally Posted by MadAmster

Excellent outcome to the series when you consider there was talk of a whitewash after the 1st test......

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...only from Glen McGrath.;D
Much better bowler than pundit.
Very even series although strangely three of the Tests were won by huge margins.

Think Tim Paine possibly had the Herschelle Gibbs moment, GP...before a ball was bowled!

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Originally Posted by Geoff Parkstone

Are you sure Sam Curran isn't your lovechild? Personally don't think he is a test level first change seamer. He could come in for Stokes as 4th seamer, but, unless he is strategically rested, that's not gonna happen.

The lack of Wood in particular has been keenly felt, maybe less so Anderson who is in the evening of his career and we may decide to look beyond for the winter tour (he's always been better in home conditions). Woakes has disappointed, but is worth persevering with.

The spin slot is difficult as Leach hasn't made much of a case for himself, and the door seems to be always kept half open for a resurgent Moeen, should he ever re-surge. Perhaps time to find the attacking legs pinner for the slot - perhaps a Parkinson.

Still the series is still at stake, so I'm not sure there will be much change at Oval unless the selectors give up on it.

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Well now, how about that for prescience