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<blockquote data-quote="BokMagic" data-source="post: 91053"><p>I seriously believe England do have the firepower to make some inroads into this series, although the 1st test seems to be beyond them even after the 1st day. But are they going into the series in the right frame of mind, ie trying to attack rather than defend?</p><p></p><p>The middle order with Pietersen and Flintoff certainly suggests so, but why oh why are Geriant Jones and Ashley Giles playing ahead of Chris Read and Monty Panesar? For their superior batting skills probably- but I would rather have started with Read and Panesar- the one will catch anything, if Jones misses a half-chance against that potent Aussie batting line-up, it could easily cost 100+ runs. And in Panesar you guys have the one thing that England have been lacking in recent years- a genuine quality wicket-taking spin-bowler. I bet the Aussies would be slightly more cautious of preparing a typical Sydney spinning track for Warney if they had the possibility of losing the toss and facing a genuine wicket-taking spinner in Panesar in the 4th innings. Reckon most batsmen would rather negotiate 30 overs of Giles` up-and-down consistent stuff than some Panesar rippers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BokMagic, post: 91053"] I seriously believe England do have the firepower to make some inroads into this series, although the 1st test seems to be beyond them even after the 1st day. But are they going into the series in the right frame of mind, ie trying to attack rather than defend? The middle order with Pietersen and Flintoff certainly suggests so, but why oh why are Geriant Jones and Ashley Giles playing ahead of Chris Read and Monty Panesar? For their superior batting skills probably- but I would rather have started with Read and Panesar- the one will catch anything, if Jones misses a half-chance against that potent Aussie batting line-up, it could easily cost 100+ runs. And in Panesar you guys have the one thing that England have been lacking in recent years- a genuine quality wicket-taking spin-bowler. I bet the Aussies would be slightly more cautious of preparing a typical Sydney spinning track for Warney if they had the possibility of losing the toss and facing a genuine wicket-taking spinner in Panesar in the 4th innings. Reckon most batsmen would rather negotiate 30 overs of Giles` up-and-down consistent stuff than some Panesar rippers. [/QUOTE]
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