How England Won the Ashes in Australia - 2010/11
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t gets wickets*IforB said:
Broad out is an inconvenience for England, losing Katich is a far bigger problem for the Aussies.
I disagree. Broad's bowled really well, he bowled really well in tandem with Jimmy A at The Gabba...he's been the best seam bowler in this innings. Plus he can bat. Finn has got loads of potential but he's nowhere near as good. Beardy10 said:
IforB said:
Broad out is an inconvenience for England, losing Katich is a far bigger problem for the Aussies.
I disagree. Broad's bowled really well, he bowled really well in tandem with Jimmy A at The Gabba...he's been the best seam bowler in this innings. Plus he can bat. Finn has got loads of potential but he's nowhere near as good. IforB said:
Aussies5 EngSA 0 said:
Long hop >>>>>>>>wicket.
Laughable.
Looks like this is Eng/SA's week.
Haddin & North have one helluva job now.
Long hop? No it wasn't. He got tucked up by a slightly shorter delivery. Are you sure you used to play this game prfoessionally? Laughable.
Looks like this is Eng/SA's week.
Haddin & North have one helluva job now.
I note they don't show the hundreds of half trackers he pulls for four.
But I'm sure Finn was thinking just like that... 'I'll just nip a half tracker back a little, it will cramp him up and instead of swatting it for four, like usual, he'll knob it up to mid wicket...
"Oy, Straussy, let's not bother with three slips - I'll just bowl one of those unplayable, cutting long hops that always get Hussey out.."
Nothing quite like armchair cricket fans.
Daily Telegraph said:
The Ashes 2010: England bowler Stuart Broad will miss rest of series with abdominal injury
Stuart Broad is set to miss the rest of the Ashes series after sustaining an abdominal injury, Telegraph Sport understands.
The Ashes 2010: England bowler Stuart Broad could miss rest of series with abdominal injury
Ashen faced: England fast bowler Stuart Broad faces six weeks on the sidelines after tearing a stomach muscle during the second Ashes Test Photo: AP
Nick Hoult
By Nick Hoult 8:19PM GMT 06 Dec 2010
Sources have indicated Broad has suffered a major side strain while bowling on Monday and is expected to be out of action for up to eight weeks, leaving him fighting to be fit in time for the World Cup.
Broad’s injury was confirmed yesterday afternoon when he left the field after bowling 11 overs. The new dressing rooms at the Adelaide Oval are equipped with scan facilities and it is believed they showed up a tear to the side of his abdomen.
Broad suffered the injury while bowling yesterday and spent long periods of the afternoon session off the field receiving treatment. He returned to field at fine leg in the evening but did not bowl again as Steven Finn shouldered the main workload in his absence.
The news will be a bitter blow for Broad who had been hoping to emulate his father Chris’ achievement of winning the Ashes in Australia.
Broad has endured a mixed series so far. He was dismissed first ball in his only innings as the third victim of Peter Siddle’s hat-trick in the first Test at the Gabba.
His bowling has been threatening at times but he has taken only two wickets at an average of 80.50. Broad suffered nasty blisters during the first Test on the sandy outfield of the Gabba where he bowled 33 overs in the first innings.
His pace and bounce will be missed in Perth, the venue for the third Test, where Chris Tremlett is likely to make his first Test appearance for three years.
The 6ft 7ins Tremlett is the bowler most likely to replicate Broad’s pace and bounce and he is in form having taken seven wickets in his only appearance of the tour so far against Australia A in Hobart.
England play Victoria at the MCG in a three-day match starting on Friday where Tremlett, Ajmal Shahzad and Tim Bresnan will have the opportunity to take Broad’s place.
Shahzad initially joined the squad as cover for James Anderson as he recovered from a rib injury sustained during a pre-tour boot camp in Germany. He became a permanent member of the touring party after bowling well in Hobart, and his ability to bowl reverse swing when the Kookaburra ball goes soft will be an attraction to the selectors.
But picking Shahzad would mean the inexperienced Finn opening the bowling with Anderson. Bresnan is the best batsman of the three and replaced Broad when he missed the series last summer against Bangladesh to spend two weeks on a strength and conditioning course. Bresnan has a Test batting average of over 40 but has played four of his five matches against Bangladesh, a far cry from the pressure of an Ashes series.
Broad and Anderson have built an affective partnership combining skills that compliment one another. The taller Broad relies on pace, bounce and seam movement while Anderson is world cricket’s best swing bowler.
Brad Haddin described their performance on the third day of the first Ashes Test as the “hardest bowling you could possibly face in Test cricket” as they tried to break his partnership with Mike Hussey.
Who is in the frame to replace Broad?
By Paul Bolton
Chris Tremlett (Surrey)
Age: 29 Tests: 3
Last Test appearance came more than three years ago but at 6ft 7in Tremlett would be a like-for-like replacement, someone who hits the pitch hard and gets awkward lift. Tremlett developed a reputation as injury-prone But a move from Hampshire to Surrey seems to have rejuvenated him and 48 championship wickets last summer helped secure his Ashes place.
Ajmal Shahzad (Yorkshire)
Age: 25 Tests: 1
Not an original selection for the tour, Shahzad was added as temporary cover for the opening weeks, when Jimmy Anderson was recovering from a fractured rib. But he is now a permanent member of the squad. He reverse swings the ball at a lively pace and his boundless enthusiasm makes him the perfect tourist. Lack of Test experience — his only match was against Bangladesh at Old Trafford six months ago — counts against him.
Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire)
Age: 25 Tests: 5
Solid all-rounder whose batting would reinforce England’s lower order and might give him an edge over Tremlett and Shahzad. He took six wickets in the warm-up match against Australia A in Hobart — his only outing this tour — but is slower than Tremlett or Shahzad and he managed less reverse swing with the old ball than Steven Finn in Bangladesh last winter.
Excellent article poses some interesting questions......who will replace Broad?Stuart Broad is set to miss the rest of the Ashes series after sustaining an abdominal injury, Telegraph Sport understands.
The Ashes 2010: England bowler Stuart Broad could miss rest of series with abdominal injury
Ashen faced: England fast bowler Stuart Broad faces six weeks on the sidelines after tearing a stomach muscle during the second Ashes Test Photo: AP
Nick Hoult
By Nick Hoult 8:19PM GMT 06 Dec 2010
Sources have indicated Broad has suffered a major side strain while bowling on Monday and is expected to be out of action for up to eight weeks, leaving him fighting to be fit in time for the World Cup.
Broad’s injury was confirmed yesterday afternoon when he left the field after bowling 11 overs. The new dressing rooms at the Adelaide Oval are equipped with scan facilities and it is believed they showed up a tear to the side of his abdomen.
Broad suffered the injury while bowling yesterday and spent long periods of the afternoon session off the field receiving treatment. He returned to field at fine leg in the evening but did not bowl again as Steven Finn shouldered the main workload in his absence.
The news will be a bitter blow for Broad who had been hoping to emulate his father Chris’ achievement of winning the Ashes in Australia.
Broad has endured a mixed series so far. He was dismissed first ball in his only innings as the third victim of Peter Siddle’s hat-trick in the first Test at the Gabba.
His bowling has been threatening at times but he has taken only two wickets at an average of 80.50. Broad suffered nasty blisters during the first Test on the sandy outfield of the Gabba where he bowled 33 overs in the first innings.
His pace and bounce will be missed in Perth, the venue for the third Test, where Chris Tremlett is likely to make his first Test appearance for three years.
The 6ft 7ins Tremlett is the bowler most likely to replicate Broad’s pace and bounce and he is in form having taken seven wickets in his only appearance of the tour so far against Australia A in Hobart.
England play Victoria at the MCG in a three-day match starting on Friday where Tremlett, Ajmal Shahzad and Tim Bresnan will have the opportunity to take Broad’s place.
Shahzad initially joined the squad as cover for James Anderson as he recovered from a rib injury sustained during a pre-tour boot camp in Germany. He became a permanent member of the touring party after bowling well in Hobart, and his ability to bowl reverse swing when the Kookaburra ball goes soft will be an attraction to the selectors.
But picking Shahzad would mean the inexperienced Finn opening the bowling with Anderson. Bresnan is the best batsman of the three and replaced Broad when he missed the series last summer against Bangladesh to spend two weeks on a strength and conditioning course. Bresnan has a Test batting average of over 40 but has played four of his five matches against Bangladesh, a far cry from the pressure of an Ashes series.
Broad and Anderson have built an affective partnership combining skills that compliment one another. The taller Broad relies on pace, bounce and seam movement while Anderson is world cricket’s best swing bowler.
Brad Haddin described their performance on the third day of the first Ashes Test as the “hardest bowling you could possibly face in Test cricket” as they tried to break his partnership with Mike Hussey.
Who is in the frame to replace Broad?
By Paul Bolton
Chris Tremlett (Surrey)
Age: 29 Tests: 3
Last Test appearance came more than three years ago but at 6ft 7in Tremlett would be a like-for-like replacement, someone who hits the pitch hard and gets awkward lift. Tremlett developed a reputation as injury-prone But a move from Hampshire to Surrey seems to have rejuvenated him and 48 championship wickets last summer helped secure his Ashes place.
Ajmal Shahzad (Yorkshire)
Age: 25 Tests: 1
Not an original selection for the tour, Shahzad was added as temporary cover for the opening weeks, when Jimmy Anderson was recovering from a fractured rib. But he is now a permanent member of the squad. He reverse swings the ball at a lively pace and his boundless enthusiasm makes him the perfect tourist. Lack of Test experience — his only match was against Bangladesh at Old Trafford six months ago — counts against him.
Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire)
Age: 25 Tests: 5
Solid all-rounder whose batting would reinforce England’s lower order and might give him an edge over Tremlett and Shahzad. He took six wickets in the warm-up match against Australia A in Hobart — his only outing this tour — but is slower than Tremlett or Shahzad and he managed less reverse swing with the old ball than Steven Finn in Bangladesh last winter.
IforB said:
Beardy10 said:
IforB said:
Broad out is an inconvenience for England, losing Katich is a far bigger problem for the Aussies.
I disagree. Broad's bowled really well, he bowled really well in tandem with Jimmy A at The Gabba...he's been the best seam bowler in this innings. Plus he can bat. Finn has got loads of potential but he's nowhere near as good. Also it's test cricket...bowlers are that much more important.
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