4 innings and no ones put a decent score on, law of averages 
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To succeed, more than anything, the Aussie batsmen need to clear their minds. Their brains have seemingly become scrambled from a combination of poor form, poor results and uncertainty over their place in the side. At times during the Lords test they looked completely lost out in the middle. I guess it's Lehman's job to sort that out.Comment
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Originally posted by Liverpool View Post4 innings and no ones put a decent score on, law of averages #day5
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David Warner to return to Australia's line-up for third Ashes Test at Old Trafford
Malcolm Conn in Manchester
The Daily Telegraph
July 31, 2013 9:07PM
DAVID Warner will make his return to Test cricket in the third Test at Old Trafford, beginning on Thursday.
The dynamic left-hander’s blazing 193 for Australia A last week has convinced selectors that he has the form to justify being chosen, probably ahead of an unlucky Phil Hughes if Steve Smith proves his fitness after suffering a stiff back.
Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon also look set to play, with Starc replacing the injured James Pattinson and Lyon ahead of a struggling Ashton Agar.
Starc was unlucky to be dropped after claiming five wickets in the first Test at Trent Bridge and Lyon was overlooked for the dramatic debut of the 19-year-old Agar.
Warner brings an X-factor the Australians desperately need. Already 2-0 down in the series because of terrible batting, Warner is the closest person to a saviour the Australians have to call on.
He was pencilled in to bat at number six before the start of the series but his month-long suspension for punching England’s Joe Root in a Birmingham bar during the Champions Trophy left Warner with no lead-up form.
It would also have been a bad message for him to come straight back into the side.
However Australia has batted so poorly in the first innings of the opening two Tests, collapsing to 9-117 at Trent Bridge before being rescued by a spectacular 98 from Agar and being bowled out for just 128 at Lord’s, losing by 347 runs.
Warner has a batting average of 39 in 19 Tests with three centuries.
Just as importantly he has a strike rate of 70 and can take a Test away from the opposition in a session when in full flight.
Warner has played all his previous Tests as an opening batsman but there are concerns about him playing the moving ball in England.
He batted at number four in the Australia A line-up.
The Ashes squad is stacked with top order players, which has forced Hughes, usually an opening batsman, to play everywhere from number one to six in the batting line-up during the five first-class matches he has played on tour.
He is Australia’s leading first-class run scorer on this tour with 436 runs at 62.
Usman Khawaja is expected to keep his place after top-scoring for Australia at Lord’s with a three-hour 54 in the second innings.
Likely team: Shane Watson, Chris Rogers, Usman Khawaja, Michael Clarke (c), Steve Smith/Phil Hughes, David Warner, Brad Haddin, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon.Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’Comment
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I see Mickey Arthur and Cricket Australia have come to an out of court settlement as well.Comment
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Facing Warner is pretty terrifying isn't it
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Look to be grasping at straws if they're expecting this guy to be their "saviour" for the Ashes, guess they've got to try something thoughComment
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It is almost a complete about face to Ashes tests in the late 80's and 90's (when I begun viewing Cricket).
Australia in random/desperate team selections looking for players to come in and perform in a manner they have never previously been capable off.
What next. Australians holding out for the rain to interrupt test matches and save them from inevitable defeat.
My memories of Ashes cricket were Aussies win 1st test match, Aussies win 2nd test match, rain allows England a flukey draw, Aussies win, England grab too little too late face saving win.
Its a mad sporting world we are witnessing right now.Modifying post.Comment
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Amazing price!
Ian Botham @BeefyBotham
If we win this, which we will, the whitewash is on! Unibet still offering 11/4 on England taking the series 5-0: http://po.st/3IxfeUThanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’Comment
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only thing stopping the whitewash is, which you've sort of touched on, the raini own everton fans on the internet....that's what i doComment
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looking at the weather for this week - we should hopefully get a full days in tomorrow and most of friday.
saturday looks like it might be a wash out - typical, off work and it'll be rained off
just hope we have enough dry weather to see them off.
what dya reckon
if it was me -
win the toss, bat first, bat full day tomorrow and get about 300 up declare, bowl them for 200 on friday and force the follow on - have a day of saturday - have them all out sunday evening - leaving us just to knock of the remaining runs Monday
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Don't they need to get out for 100 to force the follow on?Comment
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200 lead required in a test match to force the follow on.Comment
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ptp for captain
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