who comes in......all accounts no side has ever gone on as big a win/loss/win/loss run as thios current England side.....

fab turnaround thou......I really didn't think they wld recover from that tonking at lords....

I am a good omen and no one is believed England will lead the series 2-1

Well played England, some excellent bowling showing up the Aussies batting deficiencies in the conditions. A very good effort to bounce back after Lords

Agent Saker has been briefed to ensure a close series to maintain interest, particularly after TV audiences dropped dramatically during the last series, so I expect a different match at Trent Bridge. Still a way to go in this topsy-turvy series…………hopefully??

We'll see

Agent Saker, of course, worked his magic last series.

Agent BAYLISS has been tasked with infiltration this time around, sorry it's been a long day at work

I don't get this Steve Smith loving..you gotta question the standard of bowling if hes the number 1 batsman in the world. all you gotta do is bowl a good line on off stump and hes got huge issues.
I would be surprised if he remained at number 1 for a long period.

Hopefully England will win the toss and bat first at Trent Bridge.need a score on the board and it will be curtains for Australia

Well I suppose its comes down to how you measure the "best batsman".

It elegance? Mark Waugh would have picked before Steve every time if that was the case. Is how long you occupy the crease without scoring? Boycott would have rated higher than Bradman. But if it is weight of runs, its hard to argue against his results in recent years. He did Ok at Lords recently

Neo you numpty you are aware Pakistan are 3rd in the Test rankings? despite the fact they don't play at home. Stop being bitter and deluded you

" all you gotta do is bowl a good line on off stump and hes got huge issues."

You do realise that this is how you get almost every batsman out?

The wicket at lords was unbelievably flat..England only themselves to blame for scoring so poorly in their first innings.. Australia batted poorly in this game. But you can understand why.. The ball was nipping and was doing it quickly..
Lords was just too flat and England batted like drones .
Nottingham will be flat again.. The toss will be important.

comment by Arsenal_49 (U10665)
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Neo you numpty you are aware Pakistan are 3rd in the Test rankings? despite the fact they don't play at home. Stop being bitter and deluded you
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Arsenal, to be fair Neo is usually a good poster. I think he knows the Aussies are average and this is England's series now.. As for the future tours, they look a bit tougher in pure cricketing terms and he's getting his excuses in early

yes but steve smth is playing on 5th stump outside of offstump.. Theres way to much movement going on.. His form will not continue. against good bowlers. he wil struggle. hes just had a purple patch.
Root looks a better player.. That's not me bein biased.. and will end up with a lot more runs.

Pakistan do well in subcontinent conditions.. Like India... the problems Pakistan and India have away from the subcontinent is fistly seam movement and secondly is bowling.. You can get away with 2 spinners and seam bowlers in the subcontinent.. You need 3 seamers away from home. If the opposition attack the spinner leaves you very short in bowling..

You really need a good alrounder then. if not your batting is weak if you go in with extra bowler..
You can easily get 30 overs each out of spinners in India and UAE.

Agree, Pakistan are woeful away from home, but a bit harsh aligning us with India. Our away record in aus, England and saffers is considerably better than India. We also have a knack of bowling well away from home, but Lose because of poor batting technique.

The saffers england series later this year should be a cracker...

The biggest problem England have is the spin bowling. Moeen is a second spinner. could be handy in a partnership with another spin bowler. Aslong as Stokes keeps scoring runs at 6.. England have plenty of chance of playing 2 spinners on occasion.
Moeen is the best spin bowler
Still need another opener. Not convinced about Lyth. Plays too much away from his body. while hes defending.


we have right now though.

Plunkett and Footitt have come into the squad. Jimmy out of course. No further changes.

Don't they look anywhere else other than Yorkshire?

footitt is left armer aint he???

Yeah, Footitt is a left-armer. That could be something in his favour but I reckon Wood is odds-on to play.

I hope we go for Plunkett.. he can bat aswell.. And bowls a tidy line. rate him highly.. Unconvinced on wood.. Dunno if he will ever become a big wicket taker. could be wrong.

why the hell have they chosen Plunkett? He has been injured, hardly featured for us this season, and has an England average for wickets over 37!! Bizarre. Brooks doesn't get a mention despite having 48 wickets this year ALREADY. Bad decision in my book and I hope I am wrong

Finn stays obviously.....was wood dropped or indeed fatigued.....if the later then surely the man in possession.....!?

Should've been Brooks in my opinion, or even Rushworth. Who would be very effective on a green top

Probably all irrelevant though as i Fully expect Wood to return

I'd have gone Woakes and bolstered the batting as a result.

Afridi, India have a better record in Australia than Pakistan, they won a test in 2007/08 and Pakistan have lost every test they have played this century.