England got a good chance overall? I've got tickets for the Adelaide test but don't follow cricket tbh.
very jealous, its a great stadium by all accounts and the atmosphere will be electric
englands chances?
i would say im generally a very optimistic england fan. I think the series comes down to cook and root, both or one of them needs to emulate what cook did in 2010/11.
i think the bowling will go fine, as their batting can massively rely on smith and warner. and the middle order of Jonny B and Ali (stokes maybe) will score runs. It comes down to how the fragile top 5 plays starc. He can leak runs and often sprays it around a bit
what do we think the side will be for the Gabba? i have a horrible feeling that they will go with Ballance
My side would be.... (assuming Stokes is not there)
Cook
Stoneman
Vince (scored runs in the warm up and plays well off the back foot, plus lengthens the order with root staying at 4)
Root (c)
Malan
Bairstow
Ali
Woakes
Ball
Broad
Anderson
If Stokes was there I would swap him for Malan and Foakes comes in to keep instead of ball
Thoughts?