Un Official Board Ashes Thread

Right, we have just been dicked!

If I was one of the selectors I'd seriously sort that out cause that performance was abysmal.

I'd drop Geraint Jones for Chris Read, and Ashley Giles for Paul Collingwood (Who scored 190 this weekend). Gives the batting more depth and before someone says we need a spinner we have two, in Pietersen and Vaughan. Bell looks well out of his league against these, I'd look to Stuart Law from Lancashire to replace him.

Trescothic, Strauss, Vaughan, Law, Pietersen, Flintoff, Collingwood, Read, Hoggard, Harmison, S Jones.

That's a much better side than they've put out.

I'd agree with that however give Bell another chance, id have dropped him for Thorpe but thats no longer possible if i was dropping Bell id go for someone with a bit more experience and call up Robert Key.

Like i said tho Jones out as hes not our best keeper and i agree with Giles out hes not a great batsmen and he isnt spinning the ball at all.

Ive said all along Colly should be in the side, He can bat and bowl and is probably the best fielder in world cricket.

Harmi and Peiterson only good point really need to improve batting, Bowling looked ok tho

Drop Giles and bring in colli

Collingwood 150 no. vs Somerset

must be banging on the door.

He made 190 against Derbyshire last week too. Good to see Muchall in the runs too, he's a future England star. Harmisons younger bro Ben was playing for the England U19's too today, he's a really, really good player. Excellent batsman. Hopefully Durham can nuture him well.