The Ashes

[Chazza]

Roy

Loads of talent that lad he has been great for Surrey the last couple of years.

Rashid should be in the test team.

[RichC]

Shame Rashid hasn't been given a chance for the test side , deserves his chance imo

[Zapater]

If England make this, they can say a big thank you to Bairstow whom has been excellent, despite riding his luck a little.

[Chazza]

Cracking end to a cracking series.

[Shaggy]

Brilliant this. What a great series.

[Chazza]

Bairstow

Brilliant innings.

[Chazza]

****ing

[Zapater]

Made it simple at the end. Bairstow and Rashid did really well under pressure. I can't understand why McCullem would have bowled that kid on debut in the pressure situation when he could have thrown the ball to a more experienced player. Pretty baffling.

[RichC]

Fantastic end to a great series. Watching us play in this series has been great nothing like the ****e that was served up only a few months back.

[EwarWoo]

England score highest run total by a team in a five-match series - 1,617
New Zealand score their highest total of runs in a five-match series - 1,534

That's some pair of records to have in the same series. Especially with a couple of matches affected by DL.

[Chazza]

Darren Gough's ashes team:-

Cook
Lythe
Hales
Bell
Root
Stokes
Buttler
Broad
Wood
Batty
Anderson

[Shaggy]

No Ballance?!

[Chazza]

Nope and 38 year old Gareth Batty in ahead of Ali and Rashid.

He thinks Rashid will get the tail out but could potentially get carted around the park.

[Shaggy]

Didn't even notice Batty

Gareth Batty ffs. Slightly racist selection.

[RichC]

Rashid deserves a chance with the test side. We need to find a spinner and at present I'd pick him over Ali.