The Ashes 2015 - The Fiso Game - 5th Test - Backlash hangs on

[thebillfella]

M. Johnson 6 (7)
M. Starc 5 (6)
M Marsh 3
J. Root 4 (5)
B. Stokes 3
M. Ali 4

Total 25

Reserve - J. Hazelwood 4

[Maldini]

S. Smith 6 (7)
M. Starc 5 (6)
J. Hazelwood 4
J. Root 4 (5)
M. Marsh 3
M. Wood 3

Total 25

Reserve - A. Lyth 3 (2)


Stick please.

[Spencer4]

Adjusted overall scores after Maldini's team change for 2nd test.

Overall Ashes Scores:


1. SamD 125
= wizardoffire 125
3. Rick Spangle 100
4. Moist von Lipwig 81
5. tyaslevesley 60
= Morrisondullforce 60
7. kingcurtley 55
8. ooozzzie 40
= Kris_Fiso 40
10. jimwinn 30
= thebillfella 30
= Brightwater 30
13. dickwood 25
14. Maldini 22
15. owenclass 20
16. Surprised 15
17. Edmondson 10
= The Catman 10
19. Spencer4 9
= robertos 9
21. Mark Addicted Kenny 8
= the triple c's 8
23. topspur 7
= foxinthebox 7

[ooozzzie]

Slight change for me please,

Anderson 6 (Now 5)
Root 4 (now 5)
Ali 3 (now 4)
Stokes 3
Broad 6
In Bairstow 3

Sub Lyth out Buttler now Sub 3

[robertos]

johnson - 6 (now 7)
anderson - 5
hazlewood - 4
ali - 4
m marsh - 3
stokes - 3

reserve: buttler - 3

[foxinthebox2001]

Dave Warner - 5
Mitchell Johnson - 6 (kept)
Peter Neville - 3
Shaun Marsh - 2
Alistair Cook - 4
Ben Stokes - 4


Total 24

sub Josh Butler - 3

[wizardoffire]

Smith 6
Warner 5
Hazlewood 4
Root 4
Stokes 3
Ali 3

Total 25

Sub Buttler 3 Voges 2

I think I shall stick with my team from the second test as they performed so admirably though warner to anderson is tempting

[jimwinn]

For the 3rd test

Mitchell Johnson - 6
Josh Hazelwood - 4
Moeen Ali - 3
Nathan Lyon - 4
Bairstow (new) - 3
Root - 5

Total - 25

Sub - Mitchell Marsh - 3

Thanks

Jim

[SamD]

Balance tips
In First Test, best nine points-scorers are all wicket-takers.
But at Lord's, batsmen Smith and Rogers are the top duo.

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First Test                            Second Test
Rtg  England    Bat Fld Wkt  Tot      Rtg Bat Fld Wkt  Tot
-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  
3  A Lyth        43  20       63      3-    7            7
5- A Cook        32  30       62      4   107  10      117
3  G Ballance    61  10       71      3    37  10       47
4  I Bell        61  20       81      4-   12           12
4+ J Root       194  20  50  264      5    18      50   68
3  B Stokes      94  10  25  129      3    87           87
3  J Buttler     34  30       64      3    24  10       34
3+ Moeen Ali     92  10 125  227      4    39  10  75  124
6  S Broad       22     125  147      6    46     100  146
3  M Wood        39     100  139      3     6      25   31
6  J Anderson     2  10  75   87      6-    6  20       26
                674 160 500 1334          389  60 250  699

Rtg Australia   Bat Fld Wkt  Tot      Rtg Bat Fld Wkt  Tot
-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
4  C Rogers     105          105      4+  222   0   0  222
5  D Warner      69  10       79      5   121   0   0  121
6  S Smith       66           66      6+  273   0   0  273
5- M Clarke      42  10       52      4    39   0   0   39
3- A Voges       32           32      2    25  10   0   35
4  S Watson      49  20       69
4  B Haddin      29  50       79
6  M Johnson     91  10  50  151      6+   15   0 150  165
5+ M Starc       17     175  192      6    12   0  50   62
4  J Hazlewood   16  10 125  151      4     0   0 125  125
4  N Lyon         6  10 150  166      4     0   0  75   75
     P Nevill                         3    45  70   0  115
     M Marsh                          3    39   0  75  114
                522 120 500 1142          791  80 475 1346

Third Test team
After the ill-judged switch from Smith to Johnson last time, side is unchanged.
Although Starc to Hazlewood is a tempter...

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rtg          now
4  J Root      5
3  B Stokes    3
3  Moeen Ali   4
4  C Rogers    5
6  M Johnson   7
5  M Starc     6
--
25
   Res: 3 M Marsh

@ Maldini: apologies for Marsh brothers mix-up in Second Test updates.

[Moist von Lipwig]

S Smith 6
M Starc 5
J Root 4
J Hazelwood 4
B Stokes 3
M March 3

Total - 25

Reserve - A Lyth 3

S Smith 6
M Starc 5 > Moeen Ali 4
J Root 4
J Hazelwood 4
B Stokes 3
M March 3 > N Lyon 4

Total - 25

Reserve - A Lyth 3 > M Marsh 3

I'll keep the same team.

S Smith 6 (7)
Moeen Ali 4
J Root 4 (5)
J Hazelwood 4
B Stokes 3
N Lyon 4

Total - 25


Reserve - M Marsh 3

[Spencer4]

My lot:

Mitchell Johnson - 6
Stevie Smith - 6
Josh Hazelwood - 4
Jos Buttler - 3
Adam Voges - 3
Mark Wood - 3

Total - 25

Sub - Ben Stokes - 3

For 2nd Test

Josh Hazelwood - 4
Ben Stokes - 3
Mitchell Marsh 3
Stuart Broad 6
Alastair Cook 4
Joe Root 5
--------------------
Jos Buttler 3

3rd Test

Stuart Broad 6
Josh Hazelwood - 4
Mitchell Marsh - 3
Mooen Ali - 4
Nathan Lyon - 4
Alastair Cook - 4

Sub Peter Neville - 3

[foxinthebox2001]

Dave Warner - 5
Mitchell Johnson - 6 (kept)
Josh Hazlewood - 4
Mitchell Marsh - 3
Alistair Cook - 4
Mark Wood - 3


Total 25

sub Josh Butler - 3

A bit of tinkering.

Dave Warner - 5
Mitchell Johnson - 6 (kept)
Josh Hazlewood - 4
Mitchell Marsh - 3
Alistair Cook - 4
Mark Wood - 3


Total 25

sub Adil Rashid - 3

[Surprised]

No change for me

[the triple c's]

out Lyth in Broad
my revised team

Cook (4)
Root (4)
Stokes (3)
Wood 3
Ali (3)
Broad 6

total 23
reserve Rashid 3

[MorrisonDullforce]

Smith 6 (now 7)
Starc 5 (now 6)
Hazlewood 4
Rogers 4 (now 5) Ali 4
Voges 3 (now 2) M Marsh 3
Wood 3 Neville 3

Total 25

Reserve Lyth 3 Bairstow 3

[kingcurtley]

Think i'll stick, thanks

Steven Smith 6
Mitchell Starc 5 (6)
Josh Hazlewood 4
Joe Root 4 (5)
Ben Stokes 3
Mark Wood 3

25

Reserve Adam Voges 2

Change Wood to M Marsh

Steven Smith 6 (7)
Mitchell Starc 5 (6)
Josh Hazlewood 4
M Marsh 3
Joe Root 4 (5)
Ben Stokes 3

25

Reserve Adam Voges 2

[Rick Spangle]

Broad 6
Starc 5 (bought price, now 6)
Rogers 4 (bought price, now 5)
Root 4 (bought price, now 5)
Ali 3 (bought price, now 4)
Bell 3

Total 25

Reserve M.Marsh 3

[Backlash]

Anderson 6
Starc 5
S Watson 4 Clarke
Root 4
Voges 3 Stokes
Wood 3

Total 25

Reserve Rashid 3

I'll stick to maintain my brilliant start.

[jimwinn]

Bit more tinkering for the 3rd test

Mitchell Johnson - 6
Josh Hazelwood - 4
Moeen Ali - 3
Nathan Lyon - 4
Bairstow (new) - 3
Finn (new) - 3

Total - 23

Sub - Root - 5

A bit of a punt

Jim

[tyaslevesley]

TEam for 2nd test is

Anderson 6
root 4
starc 5
clarke 4
stokes 3
ali 3

total 25

sub = wood 3
(assuming that I get Ali at 3 still as he was my sub in the first test?)

3rd test team is

Anderson 5
root 4
starc 5
clarke 4
stokes 3
ali 3

total 24

sub = m marsh 3 (was wood)

[dickwood]

one change for me wood out Mitch Marsh in

Smith 6
Warner 5
Hazelwood 4
Root 4
Stokes 3
Mich Marsh 3

Reserve Butler 3

Good Luck All

[owenclass]

Steven Smith 6
Alastair Cook 4
Josh Hazelwood 4
Joe Root 4
Ben Stokes 3
Mark Wood 3

Wood 3 Bell 3


Reserve : Steven Finn 3

[Kris_fiso]

Mitchell Johnson 6
Mitchell Starc 5
David Warner 5
Chris Rogers 4
Mitchell Marsh 3
Adam Voges 2


My Reserve : Moeen Ali 3

[roverinexile]

Just one change

Starc 5 (6)
Smith 6 (7)
Root 4 (5)
Hazelwood 4
Bairstow 3
Wood 3

Sub M Marsh 3

[Sport Billy]

Broad - 6
Barstow - 3
Johnson - 7
Hazelwood - 4
Voges - 2
Neville - 3

total 25

Sub Lyth - 2

[foxinthebox2001]

Dave Warner - 5
Mitchell Johnson - 6 (kept)
Josh Hazlewood - 4
Mitchell Marsh - 3
Alistair Cook - 4
Mark Wood - 3


Total 25

sub Josh Butler - 3

A bit of tinkering.

Dave Warner - 5
Mitchell Johnson - 6 (kept)
Josh Hazlewood - 4
Mitchell Marsh - 3
Alistair Cook - 4
Mark Wood - 3


Total 25

sub Adil Rashid - 3

I will accept if its too late but its looks like Wood will be chopped.
I would like to replace him with Ben Stokes (also 3).
Thanks

[Spencer4]

Too late I'm afraid, this is why you get a sub, and strangely you select a sub who was very unlikely to play. May not be a disaster.

[wizardoffire]

eurgh so called Anderson's 5for

[Spencer4]

Day 1 scores

1 ooozzzie 241 (40)
2 Surprised 211 (15)
= tyaslevesley 211 (60)
= Backlash 211 (0)
5 robertos 202 (9)
6 Rick Spangle 196 (100)
7 Spencer4 194 (9)
8 owenclass 183 (20)
9 jimwinn 154 (30)
10 Moist von Lipwig 147 (81)
11 the triple c's 134 (8)
12 Sport Billy 131 (0)
13 Kris_fiso 114 (40)
14 SamD 106 (125)
15 wizardoffire 98 (125)
= foxinthebox2001 98 (7)
= dickwood 98 (25)
18 kingcurtley 97 (55)
= Maldini 97 (22)
20 Brightwater 90 (30)
21 roverinexile 88 (0)
22 MorrisonDullforce 59 (60)
23 thebillfella 54 (60)

[Spencer4]

Into a 3rd day and it will be close (in this game at least).

1 jimwinn 481 (30)
2 ooozzzie 431 (40)
3 robertos 429 (9)
4 Surprised 418 (15)
5 Rick Spangle 417 (100)
6 tyaslevesley 401 (60)
7 Spencer4 400 (9)
8 Sport Billy 382 (0)
9 Kris_fiso 354 (40)
10 wizardoffire 345 (125)
11 Backlash 342 (0)
12 SamD 335 (125)
13 Moist von Lipwig 332 (81)
14 MorrisonDullforce 316 (60)
15 foxinthebox2001 315 (7)
16 dickwood 302 (25)
17 owenclass 294 (20)
18 thebillfella 293 (60)
19 the triple c's 292 (8)
20 Maldini 281 (22)
21 kingcurtley 271 (55)
22 roverinexile 256 (0)
23 Brightwater 251 (30)